Formula 1 Zandvoort returns this weekend for the Dutch Grand Prix. After Fernando Alonso’s complaints, Aston Martin promises new improvements for the second part of the season, but the Asturian does not trust in new advances after the failures of this season. Not in vain, Those from Silverstone are the ones who have introduced the most improvements throughout the season and those who have had the least success. For the moment, the Asturian will not enjoy any innovation this weekend.
The goal now is to consolidate his fifth position and get a little closer to the top 4, but taking into account that they are quite far away and Alonso has acknowledged this. Nevertheless, the Asturian is confident of achieving a good result. “Zandvoort for Aston Martin was a good circuit for Lance (Stroll) and Sebastian (Vettel), and last year it was good too, so maybe it’s one of those weekends where we have the chance to score some points..
In addition, the weather conditions allow us to take a little more risks than last year, when we were fighting for the podium and were a little more conservative. This year we can take a bit more risks, but until you put the car on track, I think it’s difficult to guess. This year has ups and downs for everyone, but yes, I’m pretty confident.”the Asturian said.
Rumours about Newey’s arrival
And while Alonso knows that he will have to suffer and that he will have to continue fighting with a car that does not convince him, the rumours about Newey’s arrival at the green team continue.
“Adrian Newey’s sensational move to Aston Martin has been ‘completed'” and the F1 design guru will earn $100 million in three years.” This is what former Red Bull F1 driver Robert Doornbos said days ago, who says that Newey will be granted “significant participation in technical decisions” at Aston Martin after Ferrari objected to the 65-year-old’s demands.
A piece of news to which Alonso himself has reacted.“I have the same confidence as when I woke up one day in Monaco and at 12 o’clock the press conference announcing his merger with Ferrari took place”explains the Spaniard to Sports World on the star signing.
“I mean, it’s all rumours, and we have so many things and so many issues to resolve to get performance out of the car that we can’t be distracted every weekend by where everyone is going to be. For me, it is already a privilege that Aston Martin and Adrian Newey are linked. That combination, just reading it, is already a privilege. And I am honoured to be part of Aston Martin. If one day it happens, I will be happy, but I cannot dream. or keep thinking about things that are not in the present,” he says about Newey.