Krak: We will do everything we can to keep Alonso in the team

It seems that against the background of the scandalous ‘Horner case’, in which more and more new details are coming to light, the press is less interested in sports matters this weekend. However, Fernando Alonso managed to attract attention by setting the fastest time in the second practice session at the Jeddah Speedway.

Mike Krak stressed that Aston Martin is preparing to take all possible steps to ensure that the two-time world champion remains in the team, but this will happen after he himself has determined his plans.

“I think Fernando has emphasized more than once that he must first be sure of what he wants to do, since a driver like him does not compete alone in Formula 1 to participate,” recalls the head of Aston Martin F1. – When he goes on the track, he wants to participate in the group of leaders. And this requires determination, complete dedication, and he knows this very well.

That is why he must first decide for himself whether he wants to stay. And in this case, if he decides, we will take active actions and try to do everything we can to ensure that he remains in our team.”

One of the additional arguments in favor of this development of events was probably the invitation to Aston Martin of Bob Bell, an experienced specialist who served as technical director of the Renault factory team during the period when Fernando Alonso was winning races and titles behind the wheel of his cars.

Mike Krak is surprised that a professional of this level came out of Alpine without any problems.

“Yes, it surprised us,” he admitted. “In Bob’s case, we were fortunate to hire someone who had so much experience and technical knowledge. I believe that we have such serious plans for the coming years that we understand how important it is to further strengthen the technical department of the team.

And when the opportunity arises to sign a contract with a specialist of this caliber, we must try to do it. Bob has already started his duties and the very beginning of his work is going well. We are very happy that we were able to get it and now we will see what results we can achieve with it.”