before the London presentation of all teams of Formula 1 Fernando Alonso talked with Spanish With a press, although today Aston Martin will show only a new version of Amr25 coloring, and the team will present the car on Sunday, February 23.
“We must be careful in forecasts,” the MARCA newspaper Two -time World Champion quotes. -The fact is that last year we had certain problems, especially at the end of the season, and after all, only three months passed after the Grand Prix of Abu Dabi. But we did everything we could, and replaced a lot in the car.
Aerodynamics by 90-95% updated, the appearance of the machine has also changed. I hope that we will achieve the results that we want to achieve, knowing that in the winter off -season everyone worked well, so the task is not easy for us. In the second half of last year, we saw that many teams added, and I do not expect that this year the picture would be different. So we must be careful in all our solutions …
But this winter the team worked even more intensely than in previous years. Although it must be admitted that there are very few areas in which something could be improved-because of a stable regulation and existing rules. If a year ago everyone could add at least half a second, and it was normal, now that all the cars are approximately equal in their capabilities, it is very difficult to find speed reserves.
It seems to me that the pre -season tests in Bahrain and the first races are no longer so important in terms of progress compared to previous years. In the previous two seasons, I saw that the teams mainly sought improvements throughout the championship. Although earlier, if you started the season well, it was a kind of guarantee that you will continue to show stable results.
But in the past two years we saw a radically different picture: in 2023 in the course McLaren added the season, last year – Mercedes and Haas … Therefore, now I have a more calm mood before the start of the season. And, from our point of view, the year can be considered good if the results are at least at the level of last season …
I believe that we have identified the reason for last year's problems and know at what point the team lost the right path in the process modernization. But now, during aerodynamic studies, we apply other approaches to the refinement of the chassis, which, as we believe, should give more reliable results. This is what we will check in the first races. ”
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