THEAston Martin he knows he can bet with a good car and with the experience of the two-time world champion, Fernando Alonso, back from the 100th podium in Jeddah, to a more ambitious result than third place. An astounding result in itself if you think about the state of the team just a year ago, right at Melbourne. In one year, the team went from fighting for Q2 to fighting for the top positions, becoming the only team to have joined Verstappen and Perez on the podium both in Bahrain and in Jeddah, on two totally different tracks. On the eve of the weekend in Melbourne, Fernando Alonso clearly expressed his satisfaction, but also the doubts about what could change in the next races.
We will have to keep up
The season has just begun, and also thanks to the tight times we haven't seen major revolutions between one race and another. The teams are still being studied because each track highlights strengths and weaknesses. Once identified, the next step is to work on development. There will be a longer break between Melbourne and the next round of the season in Baku and this will allow the teams forced to recover – in this case Ferrari and Mercedes talking about the top of the standings – to correct the shot. For this what has been seen so far according to Fernando Alonso is encouraging but not sufficient to state that the AMR23 it will always be competitive.
"We must wait and see – says Fernando at a press conference in Melbourne. "Furthermore, I think very soon, from Baku or Imola, we will see the teams changing some parts of the cars. So let's wait and see. We are currently extremely satisfied with the performance of the machine. He responded better than expected, especially in Jeddah. I think it was a nice surprise. So yeah, we've come in here with a good level of confidence. But, as I said, after some events from now on, I think the cars are going to change a lot, in some areas and in some developments. So, let's see if we can maintain this pace."
Best wishes from Alcaraz and that coveted victory number 33
The number 33 is going around the world. It is not just a number but a real mission to be completed. A story that involves everyone, starting with a nation that has never stopped rooting for the man who led them to triumph, Fernando Alonso. Tennis player Carlos Alcaraz, also Spanish, signed on camera a '33-Soon'. A wish particularly appreciated by Fernando, who for several years, too many, has dreamed of returning to victory, and thinking about the next one.
"It's crazy to see how Spain is now so enthusiastic, again, about Formula 1 and everything that's happening. I hope they enjoyed these first two podiums, the whole country, and I think Barcelona will be a great thing again this year. And yeah, this 33, I don't know, all this stuff that's happening now on social media. It was El Plan three years ago, and then The Mission, and now 33. Hopefully we can reach that number in terms of wins, and then we go to 34.”
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