Former F1 driver Pedro de la Rosa says Aston Martin F1 “needed a driver like Fernando Alonso” to aim for the front of the grid.
Feunando Alonso’s mission with the Alpine F1 team became known as ‘El Plan’, but he has decided to move to Aston Martin F1 on a multi-year deal from 2023.
“The El Plan continues. It’s regarding winning once more,” Pedro de la Rosa, a Spanish fellow with Fernando Alonso, told Spanish radio station Cadena SER.
“Fernando wouldn’t say it, but he thinks this is a better plan, so he changed his plan. It’s a good change. I like it a lot and it’s going in the right direction.” I’m here
‘People don’t understand what’s behind Aston Martin’
But some believe Fernando Alonso was simply irritated by Renault-owned Alpine F1 team’s reluctance to offer a contract extension beyond a year for 2023.
“We were all caught off guard,” admits Pedro de la Rosa, Fernando Alonso’s former colleague at both McLaren and Ferrari.
“It’s amazing how this news went unnoticed in Hungary. Both Fernando and Aston Martin hid it well.”
Another former F1 driver, Ralf Schumacher, believes a move to Aston Martin F1 is a ‘step backwards’ for two-time F1 world champion Fernando Alonso, while former Ferrari F1 teammate Felipe Massa worries Alonso will cause problems within the team.
“If things remain as they are, Fernando will be fighting for positions 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and I don’t think it will be really interesting for him,” Massa said. Told.
However, Pedro de la Rosa supports Fernando Alonso’s move to Aston Martin F1.
“There are investments, it’s a fact,” said Pedro de la Rosa.
“The team is growing fast, but we needed a driver like Fernando to generate more motivation from the people.”
“It’s the perfect letter of introduction for hiring an engineer.”
“When you sign Alonso you shouldn’t be in the middle of the grid.”
“And when a deal is done in such a short period of time, the motivation for the deal is very high both ways. Sooner or later it will be a winning project.”
“Ultimately, that ambition and investment will guide the drivers to such decisions.”
“A lot of people are surprised and say this deal is a setback. Yes, they are a worse team now, but they are investing a lot.”
“If I were in his position, I would have done the same thing.”
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