The 2022 season of Formula one aims to be the season where everything will be equal after years where budget differences marked insurmountable distances among all the teams in the premier category of motorsport. Alpine is one of the teams aspires to find the key and fight for the championship after a long journey through the desert. It is because of that Ferdinand Alonso has been very optimistic about the next campaign, that of the Plan.
The Spanish pilot is aware that even there are some problems to solve, but he sees the team much better than in 2021: “We still don’t have all the problems solved, but everyone will have a different opinion.”
Optimism in Alpine
Even taking into account that there are aspects to improve, such as the engine or aerodynamic efficiency, the Asturian is optimistic with his team: “I am optimistic, we have adequate resources, we have the commitment from Luca de Meo, from Laurent Rossi, all of our top managers are committed to Formula F1.”
Fernando Alonso has more than proven experience in Formula 1, which helps Alpine a lot: “Obviously, with the experience of having worked for different teams, I could see some things where we were weak, and other areas where we were very strong. You always try to make the team stronger and stronger and be more prepared for 2022″.
The Renault engine, an aspect to improve
Despite the optimism,The two-time champion is aware that the Renault engine is a weak point that need to improve urgently: “I think we must reduce the difference in terms of engine, that’s why this new project exists, and also We need to close the gap in aerodynamic performance.”
However, with all the doubts surrounding the new regulations, Alonso has been very happy about the implementation of a budget limit, which should match the competition: “The budget limit It should help because there is no longer an unlimited budget for the best teams. Now it’s more or less the same budget for everyone. There will be no comments from ‘they have more resources or they have two wind tunnels'”.
Thus, next March 18 will begin one of the seasons with the most unknowns in the history of Formula 1, where the change of regulations can surprise with any result.