The viral radio of Alonso and Newey after achieving the unthinkable: “It is a wonderful car to drive”
Fernando Alonso He achieved what seemed impossible before the F1 Dutch GP race. The Spaniard, with a perfect execution of a more risky plan than the rest, rose from 18th place to 9th place in Zandvoort thanks to pure pace and tire management by the new driver. Aston Martin by Adrian Newey and the fine hands of the Asturian. And after that, the Aston Marti Team Principalny and the man from Oviedo starred in a radio show that soon went viral on social media.
The man from Oviedo was able to do up to 32 laps on the soft tire and finish the race with just one stop, with 36 laps on hard rubber in his second stint. An atrocity compared to the rest of the teams, something that shows the brilliant degradation of the AMR26 tires due to their great aerodynamic load, but it also speaks very well of the race they did. Fernandosince it could contain Gasly in the final laps of the race, with much older wheels than the Frenchman from Alpine, to defend that 9th place with a Honda engine that still lacks top speed.
Therefore, after crossing the finish line, Adrian Newey He pressed the radio button from the wall to congratulate the Asturian.
“Congratulations, Fernando, it was a fantastic race, very disciplined and a great boost for all of us here and at Silverstone. Thank you“said the considered best designer in the history of F1.
Congratulations, Fernando, it was a fantastic race, very disciplined and a great boost for all of us here and at Silverstone. Thank you
And Fernando was quick to respond with a message that gave even more impetus to everyone at Silverstone for what is to come in the future.
“Yes, of course, thanks to you guys. To everyone at Silverstone, you have been incredible. It is a wonderful car to drive and I know there is still a lot to come,” he said. And this new package that arrived in Hungary He has completely changed the car, improving it by between 2 and 3 seconds, putting it back in the fight.
There is still much to come”
More potential to come
A 9th place is not yet the type of results that Alonso and Aston Martin want to achieve. But coming from where the team came from, sunk to the bottom of the grid a world away from the rest, the jump in two races is enormous, radical, and that sends a very motivating message for the future.
In Zandvoort More new parts arrived to complete that package and a new engine Sling in which they still have to work on Sakura to be able to get all its juice out of it and above all allow Fernando to attack more by solving the driveability problems of the propeller that occurred in Zandvoort. In addition, Aston Martin hopes to find more tenths by optimizing this package and more news will arrive in Baku/Monza.
But beyond the result, the important thing is that Aston Martin has confirmed that this car must be the basis on which to improve, already aware that it is the correct path for 2027 in which Honda must raise the bar with more power in its engine.
