Today, Pirelli is testing prototype tires for 2024 in Jerez, Spain, with two teams, Mercedes and Aston Martin, competing for all four drivers.
And if Lewis Hamilton apparently last drove the unloved Mercedes W13 yesterday, with which he does not have the most pleasant memories of last season, the only one in his career in which he did not win a race, Fernando Alonso has a different emotional mood.
According to the Spanish press, the two-time world champion worked enthusiastically behind the wheel of last year’s Aston Martin car, as it is now important for him to work with the new team, bond with engineers and mechanics and focus on the generally adapt to the new environment.
Fernando drove the AMR22 on Tuesday, the Jerez circuit is very familiar to him, and spent a full 8-hour working day alternating long and short sets of circles in accordance with Pirelli’s plans. But such tests are conducted behind closed doors, so the tire manufacturers do not share information – there is no information about the results of passing circles, nor about their total number.
Alonso completed his share of the job yesterday and today he was replaced by Lance Stroll, his partner. The Aston Martin team posted a few short videos and some photos from tire tests on social media, which suggest Fernando has a good work ethic and is excited about getting ready for the season.
In one of the videos made by the team, Alonso stressed: “Days like the ones I spent in Jerez are very important for me when it comes to preparing for Bahrain. I always try to give the best of myself, that is a fact, I never lack motivation because I have to make sure that I can work with 100 percent efficiency on the track.
I am ready to take on a new challenge, there are great opportunities for me in the new team and I believe that our project will allow us to achieve victories.”
Participating in the tire tests, combined with the simulator work in which Alonso studies the habits of the 2023 car, will give him quite a bit of information, all of which will come in handy during the tests in Bahrain when he puts the real AMR23 on it. rail.
The presentation will take place next Monday, February 13, after which the team plans to drive the car for the first time.
Source: F1 News
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