Forward of the upcoming season, two-time F1 world champion Fernando Alonso is pinning hopes on the potential of Aston Martin’s new wind tunnel, whereas he additionally expects Adrian Newey to show issues round on the Silverstone-based outfit.
Adrian Newey introduced his departure from Crimson Bull on the first of Might. Since then, he has been linked to a number of groups, together with Aston Martin, Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes as nicely.
Aston Martin lastly put an finish to the speculations in September, confirming that the British designer will start working on the group’s Silverstone HQ from 1 March 2025 taking on a brand new function as Managing Technical Companion.
Requested to touch upon Aston Martin’s up-and-down season in 2024, the Oviedo-born racer reckoned that the Silverstone-based group struggled to repeat the spectacular efficiency from the earlier season. Nonetheless, the Spaniard is pinning hopes on the brand new wind tunnel and Newey’s arrival.
“I do not assume that the expectations have been too excessive. We did a really sturdy marketing campaign in 2023, and folks have been anticipating us to battle for larger issues, or not less than to be on the degree that we have been initially of this 12 months. And that is regular. That is Formulation 1, and we need to be there as nicely.
“You realize, we did not succeed, , the second a part of the 12 months. We’re conscious of that. However we’re not ashamed of that. You realize, we’re working in direction of preventing for the championship sooner or later and the second a part of the 12 months we did not perhaps convey to the circuit what we thought that it was within the pipeline.
“However on the similar time, now we have completed, as you stated, among the amenities in Silverstone, with constructing two and three of the manufacturing facility, the wind tunnel shall be quickly working. And now we have Adrian Newey on board, so. It was not a nasty 2024.
Pushed on to disclose how Aston Martin is progressing with its new automobile following the tough marketing campaign in 2024, Alonso stated that the brand new machine shall be a “fully new venture.”
“I do not know a lot. I do not know precisely what would be the traits of the automobile. As I stated earlier than, all of the learnings that we’re taking into this 12 months’s, , the struggles, I believe are nicely in place into subsequent 12 months’s venture.
“So, , all of the issues that we did not succeed this 12 months, I believe they’re higher for subsequent 12 months. I do not assume that the automobile would be the base of 2023. I do not assume so. I believe it is only a fully new venture for ‘25 which hopefully delivers higher outcomes than the present automobile. However we’re conscious of additionally the hole with the highest 4 groups. They’re in a bit bit in one other league.
“So, , I believe there may be a whole lot of work to do, however there’s nonetheless [time] till the primary race and first correct take a look at. So I believe now we have loads of time and now we have the fitting individuals. We’ve the fitting amenities and now we have the great learnings of this 12 months. So, , I am assured to begin the season sturdy and to have a superb 2025.”
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