Alonso locks himself in an Aston Martin: the story continues – rossomotori.it

Alonso has renewed Aston Martin until at least 2026, a deal that will see him reunite with Honda. So the story continues.

The story continues with there will be no end between Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin at the end of the 2024 world championship the Spanish driver has renewed it until at least 2026, the year the regulations will change. Alonso adds this another entry in his long F1 challengea story that, no matter how it ends, is worth telling.

Alonso-Aston Martin: yes, I want to

Fernando Alonso signed a renewal with Aston Martin. So the ordinary afternoon of Thursday April 11 turned into something worth writing about. A signature that doesn’t mean alone to have one of twenty coveted seats in the Circus. That acronym placed on a piece of paper with figures for us humans to imagine, whether we like it or not, is part of the story. That of Fernando Alonso in particular; that of F1 by expanding the field. He reached the top flight in 2001 with Minardi, Alonso will remain there at least until he turns 45. An important age given the commitments that F1 requires today.

2 world titles, in 2005 and 2006, 32 victories, 22 poles and 106 podiums. won, so far, between Minardi, Renault also in the form of Alpine, McLaren, Ferrari and Aston Martin. And finally the story has not yet reached the word “end”. The challenge was indeed too great for Alonso to give up. Spanish driver so he was taken off the market in 2024, maybe even a little surprising. Although, as he declared, he had never entered it, there was contact with others. Mercedes and Red Bull maybetwo mouth watering teams that Alonso denied his existence.

Seat vacated by Hamilton it certainly appealed, but until now Mercedes is groping in the dark of problems. An aspect that Alonso did not fail to emphasize in the days leading up to the update. “They are slower than us” Asturian actually dominated, suggesting an impossible marriage with the Brackley team. So Alonso didn’t want to take a possible bet, maybe also because of what his ID says. Age, though it may just be a number, it has its weight and the Spaniard knows that.

On the other side then there was Red Bull with a better car and fighting prospects for a win and, why not, a chance for a third title. Someone like Alonso will be able to fight Verstappen. “but” in this case, however, is big and necessary. The Milton Keynes team is real built around Holland who has never been completely disappointed except for the initial problems also due to the early work among the giants in F1. Replacing Perez would mean putting himself at the service of the Dutch three-time world champion. A role that Alonso does not want to handle. It would be different to replace Verstappen in an emotional farewell event, and a more realistic possibility of a third title. A different story that, at present, seems difficult to tell.

“Here to stay”, here to stay

“Here to stay”. The official announcement of the renewal was made in a few simple but effective words. I’m here to stay, the Spaniard repeated. The immortal Fernando Alonso and la Ciro Di Marzio in Gomorrah. That retirement at the end of 2018 now seems like a far-fetched bracket that did nothing but fuel the hunger that Alonso tried to quench. However, opportunities must be seized quickly and in this F1 he still asked something from his champion who in any case has already given. It couldn’t end like this. Those smiles on those platforms at the start of 2023 have paid off, fans and otherwise. Aston Martin has that moment he knew how to caress his championand led him to a signature that seemed difficult to obtain in the short term.

The world title is perhaps at the moment a difficult thing to imagine for Aston Martin who is growing but still suffers from experience as a top team. Victory, number 33, however, is not just a utopia. On the other hand, the road is still long and there are blank pages to write for everyone. Alonso described the option to continue as simple, with no doubt about other possible teams. more was in fact decide to continue or not, not so much with Aston Martin but with the whole of F1. However, Alonso is still willing to follow the path that began in 2001, abandoned in 2018 and resumed in 2021. “The die is cast” Said Caesar before crossing the Rubicon river. Now for Alonso, history repeats itself.

In fact, there was no shortage of doubts about his future with Aston Martin. From 2026, Lawrence Stroll’s team will completely separate from Mercedes; Aston Martin, of course, He will no longer be a client of any team. The partnership with Honda will in fact roll out a red carpet that only the top teams are called to walk and that the English team intends to tread. The old feud of 2015 raised doubts.

That “GP2 Engine” is not pronounced on a McLaren powered by Honda at Suzuka was a huge insult that probably still goes on today at the Japanese manufacturer’s headquarters. Or rather it sounded, because despite past conflicts, Alonso and Honda showed themselves to be aware of a possible future. that’s why they need each other. This story also could not end like this. Blank page so you wait and Fernando has already made the first move. “I’m here to stay”.

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Chiara Zambelli

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Chiara Zambelli

I am Chiara, 30 years old, a big fan of sports, especially motors. I follow F1 very much, a passion that was born in my family and that I have carried for I don’t know how long now.