Adrian Newey: “With Alonso it happens as with all great drivers: to drive in F1 you need a certain mental capacity, but exceptional drivers have that part practically in their subconscious. That leaves the conscious mind free to process everything else”
Adrian Newey never hid, before signing for Aston Martinthat one of the desires that he had always had and that he had never been able to fulfill was to work with Fernando Alonsoacknowledged that in 2008 he came close to doing it, one of the times he Red Bull He went for the man from Oviedo. And finally, he has been able to achieve it in Aston Martin.
The beginning of the project with Adrian at the helm, as Team Principalit is not being the desired one. But even with a car far from winning, with a very complicated start and an engine with a lot of lack of power, the Asturian has been able to demonstrate his talent and ability to read the race this year, maximizing the potential of the car to achieve unexpected results, such as the point of Monacothe comeback of Zandvoort8th place Bahrainamong other Spanish juggles.
And recently, in his appearance before the media in austinat the official FIA press conference on Friday, Adrian spoke of a characteristic that he has been able to see in Fernando and that he shares with the greatest of this sport. For Neweyit is very clear: “Fernando is, without a doubt, one of the greats of all time”.
The considered best designer in the history of F1 explained himself.
Fernando Alonso is, without a doubt, one of the greats of all time
“I think Fernando, as with all the great drivers I have been lucky enough to work with, one of the things that distinguishes them is the mental processing capacity they have,” he noted. And then he rephrased his idea again to explain himself better.
That leaves the conscious mind free to process everything else: understanding how the tires behave, how the race evolves, how the drivers can modify their driving style to adapt to the balance of the car at that particular moment, and a long list of things.
“To drive a car you already need a certain mental capacity, but in the case of really exceptional drivers you have the impression that this part is practically in the subconscious,” he commented.
And he continued: “That leaves the conscious mind free to process everything else: understanding how the tires behave, how the race evolves, how the drivers can modify their driving style to adapt to the balance of the car at that particular moment, and a long list of things,” he explained.
“Fernando, like the other great drivers, clearly belongs to that category,” he concluded.
