F1 commentator Fernando Alonso is gushing over his rookie season with Aston Martin, saying that “Fernando was the one maximizing that potential.”
Karun Chandhok, a Sky Sports F1 analyst, recently stated that Fernando Alonso, a two-time world champion, utilized the full potential of the AMR23 this year.
The Spanish driver completed P4 in the title, level on focuses with Charles Leclerc however ahead on countback given he has more platform wraps up in the season
The Aston Martin driver was likewise the only one testing the Red Bull couple of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez in the early piece of the time.
While showing up on the Sky Sports F1 web recording, Karun Chandhok expressed that regardless of Aston Martin’s P5 finish in the title, Fernando Alonso separated all of execution from the vehicle.
He said:
“Fernando was the one amplifying the capability of that vehicle.”
He began the season actually firmly, on normal in the main half, he was 0.5% behind the Red Bull and that is a colossal increase as last year they were 2.06% off.
Yet, he was the one expanding that potential.”
He added:
“From Spain on, they kind of lost performance in comparison to the competition, and there was a lot of talk about how front-wing regulations affected the Aston Martin, but the average quali delta drops to 0.8% from Spain.
Yet, Fernando, in races like Holland, he was there and got the platform.”
Given the low expectations he had when he joined the team last year, Fernando Alonso is delighted with his “incredible” debut season in 2023.
Fernando Alonso stated to the team’s official website:
“It was an amazing season. What’s more, likely a year prior, 10 months prior even, when we sent off the vehicle, we were not hoping to be here”.
It’s been an amazing journey. According to a driver’s perspective, it’s been a delight to see the assurance and the concentration in the exhibition that we saw for the current year from Aston Martin.”
Added he:
The AMR23 was quick straight away however it is an exceptionally requesting sport, extremely cutthroat, so we needed to continue fostering the vehicle and continue to zero in on the presentation.
The season was very intense.”
Given that the Spanish driver has spent a year working for the Silverstone team, it will be interesting to see how he performs in the 2024 season because they will have had a year to adjust to their expectations.
