After ending the Austrian Grand Prix with a fifth-place end, Fernando Alonso is aiming for a return to the rostrum this weekend at Silverstone, the house race for the Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formulation 1 Workforce.
The Spaniard, who stays third within the Drivers’ Championship after the primary 9 races of the 2023 FIA Formulation 1 World Championship season, says final weekend was a difficult one for the crew nevertheless it was good to depart the Crimson Bull Ring by scoring ten extra factors.
Aston Martin will formally open their new Expertise Campus forward of the Silverstone weekend, and Alonso is eager to reward everybody by scoring huge factors for the crew. And he says the brand new facility is a ‘actual sign of intent’ for Aston Martin’s future throughout the sport.
“We’re recent from Austria the place we scored some good factors as a crew in what was a difficult weekend that had combined climate circumstances and the Dash format,” mentioned Alonso. “Now our focus is on our dwelling race at Silverstone.
“It’s at all times nice to race round this historic circuit. I’ve been within the new Expertise Campus this week and each time I’m right here it’s very spectacular and an thrilling place to work. It’s an actual sign of intent for the crew’s future.
“I’m excited to see what we are able to just do throughout the street in entrance of the British followers this weekend.”
“I do know the crew will preserve pushing laborious” – Lance Stroll
Workforce-mate Lance Stroll completed ninth final weekend in Austria to attain two extra factors for the crew, which helped them shut the hole to the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formulation One Workforce for second place within the Constructors’ Championship to only three factors.
The Canadian feels fortunate that Silverstone is Aston Martin’s dwelling occasion, with the monitor among the finest on the Formulation 1 calendar with many nice sections of monitor.
And he’s keen to maintain the momentum from Austria going this weekend as he bids to safe one other prime ten end to place additional stress on Mercedes.
“We’re tremendous fortunate to have Silverstone because the crew’s dwelling race; it’s an unbelievable basic circuit that all of us take pleasure in driving and racing at,” mentioned Stroll. “It’s additionally an actual energy monitor, with a lot of the lap taken at full throttle.
“The Maggots, Becketts, Chapel sequence is without doubt one of the highest on the calendar and driving it on this yr’s automobile will probably be one thing particular.
“The main focus this weekend needs to be on maintaining the momentum going from Austria as we glance to retake second within the Constructors’ Championship; I do know the crew will preserve pushing laborious and the house crowd is at all times nice motivation.”
