Once Alpine’s nightmare is over, Fernando Alonso finally got on Aston Martin in the tests of Abu Dhabi. 97 laps are the ones that the Asturian was able to complete, which will be of great help for him to adapt to the new car.
Now, it may be that the Asturian gets back in the green car before the official pre-season tests. And it is that Pirelli will do 12 days of tire testing in February, so alonso could have a new opportunity to continue accumulating laps behind the wheel of the Aston Martin.
The only ‘bad’ thing is that he will drive the 2022 car, not the one from 2023. The tests are scheduled in the Circuit of Jerez for the days February 7 and 8and in them will also be the Mercedes. Both teams share several commercial agreements and both the British and the Germans will run on dry tyres.
“The regulations allow the current cars to be used until December 15 and from February 1 until the first race of the championship next year,” he commented. mario isolamanager of Pirelli.
For now, It is not known which pilots will participate in these testsso the participation of alonso It is not 100% confirmed. If you were there, it would be a great opportunity for continue adapting to the new car.
Alonso, delighted with Aston Martin
“When they told me the engine mileage last night, I got worried, because I thought that number is a bit high by my standards. But we did 97 laps. It’s outstanding,” he said. alonso after the tests.
“I am happily surprised with everything. But this year’s car is nowhere near what we’ll take either. next yearit’s not to gain confidence because it’s going to be a continuation next year”, he told ‘Ace’.