Former F1 driver, Marc Surer believes that Fernando Alonso has not taken the most effective resolution about rejecting a suggestion from Alpine and shifting to Aston Martin for the 2023 season. Alonso returned to F1 in 2021 with Alpine and had a significantly superb efficiency all through the season. Whereas the staff struggled a bit to deal with the brand new rules, they managed to go away McLaren behind to carry up the 4th place within the constructor’s standings with Ocon and Fernando, as of now. The Spaniard had a 2-year deal signed with Alpine, and now he has rejected to extend the contract additional.
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All of this occurred when Sebastian Vettel introduced his retirement put up this season, and Alpine agreed to giving solely a yr’s contract extension to Alonso, which made him select Aston Martin over them. Marc Surer believes that he shouldn’t have performed this, as the information speaks for itself. Alpine have carried out method higher than each the Aston Martins, as if the Spaniard had any probability at successful extra races, it was doable solely with Alpine, as the opposite staff has did not carry out, and his efficiency will begin going downhill, added Surer.
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Surer thinks that it is perhaps time for Fernando Alonso
Marc Surer believes {that a} driver loses just a few hundredths of a second a yr, and after being for such a very long time within the sport, quickly will come the time when Alonso must bid farewell, and that’s the reason it might have been the most effective for him to remain within the staff as an alternative of shifting.
Surer believes the event distinction and contract distinction in each the groups have made Alonso make the transfer. “At Aston Martin, there’s no less than hope with the brand new folks, who’re truly all too late for this yr, going up subsequent yr,” PlanetF1 quoted him.
Alonso earlier mentioned that he want to be within the sport to win extra and maybe win a 3rd championship, and Surer thinks that this transfer to Aston Martin wouldn’t let him do this.
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