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Alonso “leading by example” at Aston Martin F1 team with his work ethic

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The Spaniard has finished third in all three races held so far in 2023, helping Silverstone climb to second in the current standings.

Clarke admitted that the fact that Aston Martin’s mechanics chanted Alonso’s name off the podium showed the respect he received.

“I think it’s basically a confirmation of where he is in the team,” he said. “He came in with a lot of energy, a lot of positivity.

“He’s always led by example. He’s been there early on, he’s worked really hard and it’s that kind of lead by example that everyone can see and grab and give extra motivation.

“And I think the singing of the name is also a validation for him that he really brings a lot to the team.”

Clarke praised Alonso for his consistency throughout the race weekend.

“If someone told me that after the first three races you’re going to have three podiums, I wouldn’t believe it,” he said.

“But it also shows what a great champion we have there. He’s been incredible, his consistency.

“If you look at all the meetings so far throughout the year, he’s been there, in every meeting, in every FP1, FP2, he’s been there and trying to be the best he can be.”

Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin F1 Team, 3rd, celebrates with his teammates at Parc Ferme

Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin F1 Team, 3rd, celebrates with his teammates at Parc Ferme

Photography: Mark Sutton/ motorsport pictures

Clark played down Alonso’s chances of challenging for a third world title in the next few years.

However, he insisted that age was not a factor.

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“I think the most important thing is the speed and the desire to compete or the desire to compete,” he said. “I don’t like to talk about age, about Fernando’s age, mine by the way!

“Overall, I think it’s very important how you keep yourself healthy, how you keep yourself healthy and what your aspirations are to do well, and that’s what Fernando has been great about.

“I would be very happy if we could give him the car for a third title, but I think we need to be more grounded and talk about world titles.

“We’ve now taken the first step forward from where we were before, and we shouldn’t start dreaming.”

Additional reporting by Alex Kalinauckas

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Alonso vs Verstappen; who beats whom? 'Man, that is hard'

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While Fernando Alonso is not yet in contention for a win in 2023, the Spaniard’s performance in a relatively strong Aston Martin looks like a comeback. Even with a slightly better car, the nearly 42-year-old F1 driver could take on Max Verstappen, a fight everyone including Pedro de la Rosa would love to see.

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Mercedes and Ferrari set for crucial 2024 no-blanket Pirelli F1 tyre test

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The race in Barcelona is significant because Pirelli raced on its 2024 tires just once before the FIA ​​made a final decision on whether to go ahead with the original race plan – after the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, where Red Bull took part. There is no blanket for the game next season.

Current rules say the blankets will remain in place until 2024, and a decision on whether to change and abandon them must be made by July 31.

Several drivers who tested early prototypes of the blanketless tires in winter were not happy with them, with Lewis Hamilton calling them “dangerous”.

However, testing after the Bahrain Grand Prix showed more promise and Pirelli believes next week’s race in Spain will represent a further step.

An early design of the future structure will be used for this year’s British Grand Prix and was tested by drivers in Barcelona on Friday.

The FIA ​​has approved the carpetless all-wet tyres, which were first used by Sergio Perez and the Haas drivers during the Monaco Grand Prix.

“It’s very important for us,” Pirelli’s chief engineer Simone Berra told Autosport of the Barcelona race.

“We’re testing most of the compounds, we have a lot of variants. We’re trying to test different structures to move forward because the goal is to have no blankets in 2024.

“So we need a structure that obviously needs to have good integrity, a high level of integrity, but needs to work really well at the start of the run when the pressure is lower and help the compound get to temperature and become in the operating range .

“So we’re continuing to develop new structures. Then we’ll start looking at new families of compounds that don’t use blankets. So I think that’s going to be a good test for us.

“The Barcelona we know is representative because we have high-speed sections. It’s a normal track, a more complete track compared to Bahrain when we tested at the beginning of the season.”

While not entirely representative, Bella believes the Bahrain test has helped point Pirelli in the right direction, with the tires due to run in Spain next week meeting the requirements.

Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-23, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-23

Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-23, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-23

Photography: Andy Horn / motorsport pictures

“I think we’ve gotten some interesting stuff,” he said. “Obviously Bahrain is not really important for all circuits because you have a high temperature on the track and you have high traction demands and braking demands.

“So we need to test the new structure on different tracks where you have high lateral loads, higher severity and maybe cooler temperatures compared to Bahrain, just to see where we’re going in a good direction effort.

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“When we were testing in Bahrain, we had some good options out of the box. But there were still some things that needed to be fine-tuned, finalized, and this was a new proposal.

“So that’s what the test is for. We’re trying to develop a structure that helps generate the temperature on the tyre, so that the compound can work. That means the structure is less stiff and can increase stiffness as pressure increases .”

Bella believes Pirelli will finally get the FIA’s approval to ditch blankets in 2024.

The test will also see the Mercedes track debut of the team’s reserve driver Mick Schumacher, who will tackle the W14 on Wednesday after George Russell entered the race the previous day.

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Fernando vs Verstappen; who beats whom? 'Man, that is hard'

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While Fernando Alonso is not yet in contention for a win in 2023, the Spaniard’s performance in a relatively strong Aston Martin looks like a comeback. With a slightly better car, the nearly 42-year-old F1 driver could challenge Max Verstappen. A fight that everyone, including Pedro de la Rosa, wanted to see.

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