Raúl Martín assures that the 18 Spaniards in the team are highly motivated
It is no secret to anyone that the surprise of the signing of Fernando Alonso for Aston-Martin It turned out to be one of the best news stories of the week. The Asturian and his new team for 2023 announced this change in what practically fell like a bomb in the panorama of the Formula 1.
Already at the time, even the people who work at Aston Martin were shocked by the news. It seems that they themselves did not expect it. It is the case of Raul Martinwho commented a few days ago his surprise at Alonso’s last move, making the jump from the french team.
The arrival of Fernando Alonso at Aston Martin was a big surprise for everyone
“Internally, there was talk of Schumacher or Latifi, I didn’t think Alonso would come. He believed that he would stay at Alpine, it’s shocking and hard to believe, but it’s reality, ”said the Spanish engineer who works within Fernando’s new team. So did the followers of the team.
Alonso’s arrival is not expected to work miracles from the first race. It is a project that is expected to go at a medium, normal speed. And they are working on that from the team, which seems to have been reinforced with young people, wanting to grow little by little with the pertinent improvements.
Vettel’s departure was not so bad after the signing of the Asturian pilot
“This is how it is, it is a medium-long-term project. We have to make twice as many people work, although Stroll has everything pretty clear. It is not going to arrive and start winning everything, but we are ambitious”, added Martín. In addition, this change of pilot also supposes a great marketing according to the engineer.
There are 18 Spaniards in Aston Martin at the moment. For all of them, it is a joy to be able to count on Fernando Alonso. Everyone is happy about this change, even despite the departure of Vettel, who had become a benchmark within the Silverstone-based team.
