Last Saturday, after qualifying the Bahrain Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso ensured that current RAM23the single-seater which surprised the grid of Formula 1 Due to his incredible performance, he was going to be left with very little as the races progressed.
“The car is just the base, the beginning of this project, practically. When I talk to the designers, They tell me that very important things are happeningdevelopments in the next races and in the next Grand Prix and it fills you with hope to see how hungry the whole team is,” the Asturian said on ‘DAZN’.
Well, after Sunday and after securing a podium in his first race with Aston Martin, Alonso left a ‘brushstroke’ that denotes the confidence he has in the project. Aston Martin short term.
The double Formula 1 world champion was asked about the use of wind tunnel and the favorable handicap this implies for the green team.
“You have more hours in the wind tunnel than your rivals, Do you think you can still improve?“, they asked him in ‘DAZN’ given the seventh position obtained by Aston Martin in 2022 (7th).
“I hope so because next year we will have much less hours…“, replied Alonso, hinting that this season they will finish much higher and, therefore, in 2024 they will have much less hours in the wind tunnel.
Currently, Aston Martin has 100% hours, while rivals have much less: Red Bull (63%), Ferrari (75%) and Mercedes (80%).
Alpine (85%), McLaren (90%) and Alfa Romeo (95%) also have fewer hours than Silverstone, while Haas (105%), AlphaTauri (110%) and Williams (115%) have them. more.