The surprise has jumped in Formula 1 when Aston Martin announced in a totally unexpected way that Fernando Alonso will be the official driver of the British team next season. The announcement comes after both Alpine and the Spanish rider stated that they wanted to continue together.
Fernando Alonso has decided: Alpine doesn’t have what it takes to make it to the top and he thinks Aston Martin can.
This is what follows from the surprising announcement made on the morning of Monday, August 1 by Aston Martin: the signing of the double world champion for the 2023 seasonalthough the team itself confirms that said agreement extends beyond next year.
The announcement comes after months of speculation in which Fernando Alonso had made it clear that he believed in the Alpine project, but in which he had not received the same affection from those responsible for the Anglo-French team: Laurent Rossi and Otmar Szafnauer mainly .
Instead, Alpine had dedicated itself to constantly praising its young Australian pearl: Oscar Piastri, whom it wanted to place on the Formula 1 grid at all costs in 2023 so as not to lose its contractual rights to him.
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The initial plan was to transfer Oscar Piastri to another team in order to renew Fernando Alonso for one more season, but the Spanish driver preferred a contract of at least two seasons, since he feels strong and ready to continue in Formula 1.
But something must not have convinced the Spanish rider, who has decided to separate himself from a project in which he has invested all his effort since the summer of 2020, when his signing for Alpine was confirmed. And, after confirming the withdrawal of Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso has decided to bet on Aston Martin, which has offered him a “multi-year contract.”
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