With the Fernando Alonso debut with Aston Martinthe Asturian leaves behind a second season in Alpine marked by the constant reliability failures of car 14, that is, of his.
As much as his already ex-partner Esteban Ocon I would like stick out his chest stating that he had also suffered problemsreality, confirmed even by the French teamit is quite different.
From the Austrian Grand Prix at the beginning of July, the double world champion of Formula 1 has run with the same engine components in the 12 races remainingor what is the same, has not undergone changes in more than half of the season.
At its debut with Aston Martinwhere he completed 97 laps and set the third best time in the Abu Dhabi tests, Alonso left his former team a ‘stick’ for the ballast he has had to deal with in 2022: engine reliability.
The man from Oviedo was given a car with a high mileage, which caused him “concern”but was ultimately able to complete even more laps than make up a Grand Prix.
“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,” Alonso said.
It is not surprising that Fernando was overflowing with happiness after getting out of the car, pointing out that he is “more than 100% optimistic”… and promising war by 2023.