The Spaniard worked on the power steering of his new car, something that already caused him problems in his adaptation to the Alpine
Fernando Alonso enjoyed a great day of post-season testing at Abu Dhabi and it is that in its premiere with Aston Martinthe two-time world champion completed 97 laps of the Yas Marina. His sensations were unique behind the wheel of a car that he felt was tremendously competitive and reliable.
“When I signed for Aston Martin, I was a 90% happy; when they began to improve and finished the season in style, I was at 100%, and this morning I was at 100% and now I am above 100%”, the Spanish pilot highlighted eloquently to make everything clear to his fans.
Fernando Alonso’s arrival at Aston Martin caused him great satisfaction and happiness
In this way, Pedro de la Rosa, who is already the ambassador of the British team, commented in a connection with a program for a media outlet that the first thing he observed on Fernando’s face was a look that could not hide his illusion and his passion for this new project.
Thus, he remembered the year 2002 when the man from Barcelona was a driver for the Jaguar team and Fernando helped them get the car ready. Both work together again and this is the starting point: Alonso with a clean car, black overalls and a zebra helmet and the promise of improvement.
The ambassador of the British team was clear when speaking of the Spanish pilot
“He managed to do 97 laps and was able to test the 2023 Pirelli tires which was the main objective. He began to know them already ahead of the three days of preseason in Bahrain. It is vital that everything you can do as soon as possible with the team is done as quickly as possible”, De la Rosa points out.
“Fernando was able to test drive the car. And he also tested what will be next year’s power steering. And this is important because if you get to March and you’re not comfortable with the level of assistance or the geometry of the front suspension it’s a problem because you won’t have time to change”.