For the first time since confirming his jump from Alpine to Aston Martin next season, Fernando Alonso spoke with the media, answering a slew of questions concerning how the deal came to be.
He will be moving from a team currently competing for fourth in the constructors’ championship to one that’s ranked ninth, but as Alonso said, “I think for sure there is some risk in every decision you make in Formula One. No one has the crystal ball to guess the future. At the same time, in Formula One, or any sport, you win or you don’t. It doesn’t matter to be fourth or ninth or 13th, you are first or you are not winning.”
He continued, “I felt that within the possibilities that I had on the table for next year, I felt that this was the right one and the project has some ingredients for the future and ones that are normally synonymous with success in F1—when you invest and you have the best people. Let’s see if we can shortcut that time as much as possible and make Aston Martin first as soon as possible.”
