In April, Alonso would rather not rest, but race

This year there has been a four-week break between the Australian and Azerbaijan stages linked to the cancellation of the Chinese Grand Prix, but different teams have different attitudes to this spring break.

Fernando Alonso, for example, does not need them.

“No, I would rather keep racing, although of course I will use this break to better prepare for the next race and analyze the first three,” said the Spanish Aston Martin driver, and he can be understood, because he has already climbed the podium three times, so he can’t wait to continue the successful streak.

In addition, it is quite likely that rivals will use this time effectively to modernize equipment, and the advantage Aston Martin has over other teams, with the exception of Red Bull Racing, could melt or at least be significantly reduced.

“We will work as hard as possible to prepare the car updates as soon as possible and increase competitiveness,” said Charles Leclerc, Ferrari driver.

Of course, Aston Martin won’t sit still either, but like other teams, they have to match AMR23’s modernization program with the team’s limited budget.

“How many versions of the rear wing would we develop if we didn’t stay within budget? But now we need to find ways to make the process of fine-tuning the car as cost-effective as possible, explains Tom McCullough, who is in charge of Aston Martin’s chassis modernization. “The easiest way, of course, is to make seven or eight rear wing variants, then we could achieve optimal settings for qualifying and the race, but that is not possible with a limited budget.

And this year it will be very difficult for us to maintain the same pace of car refinement as Ferrari and Mercedes can, but we intend to follow our plans week after week, so we will do our best.”