F’s first sensations Fernando Alonso in aston martin they couldn’t have been better. He drove for the first time this Tuesday with his new green car, although a car that will have nothing to do with the one of the season. That’s what they expect at least in the team, who want to increase his performance.
Pedro de la Rosa, the new advisor to Aston Martin, has analyzed how the Asturian’s first laps went. A total of 97 in the Abu Dhabi test. “The most important thing is that he was able to test the 2023 Pirelli tires, which was the main objective. He also began to work with the engineers on everything he has inherited from the car from Sebastian Vettel“, said.
“He began to get to know them already ahead of the three days of preseason in Bahrain. It is vital that everything you can do as soon as possible with the team is done as quickly as possible,” de la Rosa explained.
Alonso did test the power steering that Aston Martin will take from winter: “Fernando was able to test the car, but it is something that is not so essential, since the AMR23 will be quite different. And he also tested what will be the power steering Next year”.
“This is important because if you get to March and you are not comfortable with the level of assistance or the geometry of the front suspension it is a problem because you will not have time to change. This type of modification takes many months to do and I did not want to stand at the start of next year and come across something you don’t like“, he indicated.
It will be the two-time F1 champion who has the last word for that direction: “In short, the goal of this test was to test the tires and the power steering and from there decide what you want for the new car.”
“I leave here with a positive feeling. Fernando looked satisfied.. He was not entirely comfortable inside the cabin. Obviously, his seat is not the carbon fiber one that he has, but this will be done in the coming months,” said the adviser to the British team.