Fernando Alonso claims he will see how the opening rounds of the 2024 F1 year participate in out prior to he decides on his long run in the activity.

As the only entire world winner on the grid devoid of a agreement for subsequent calendar year, Alonso has been tipped as a probable alternative for Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes. On the other hand the forty two-calendar year-previous stated the opening races will be critical to no matter if he will carry on competing at all.

“First of all, I need to have to determine if I want to preserve racing – that would be the initially detail that I need to have to determine in a couple of months, or in a couple of races’ time,” he stated.

“I sense terrific now, but I know it is a demanding calendar. In 2026, there are a various established of laws as nicely which perhaps are tempting or perhaps not – I never know. But let us see. As I stated at the motor vehicle start, I will hold out for couple of races to determine.”

The forty two-calendar year-previous is the oldest driver on the grid and Formulation 1’s most skilled at any time racer. He is because of to start out his four-hundredth grand prix later on this calendar year.

Aston Martin shocked numerous in the paddock in Bahrain past year by ending closest to the dominant Pink Bulls. Alonso insists that it is unattainable to properly choose the general performance of Aston Martin or any of the 10 groups dependent on the benefits of this weekend’s year opener.

“Let’s hold out a pair of races. I feel even Bahrain is a pretty unique keep track of in conditions of traits. So we will have to go via Saudi Arabia, Australia – perhaps even Japan – to definitely have an get among the general performance of the groups.

“But I feel the motor vehicle is a action ahead – which is the initially target for winter season screening – as opposed to past calendar year. Every thing has sent as predicted. It’s possible our action among past calendar year and this calendar year is excellent adequate or not excellent adequate – we will discover out, as I stated, in the initially pair of races.”

In addition to making a much more continuously aggressive motor vehicle this calendar year, Alonso claims Aston Martin demands to carry on bettering as a group to grow to be entire world championship contenders.

“What I see in the group is a various method than 2023, when we started out with a excellent baseline and it was a shock for us, perhaps, how excellent it was at the starting. Then we had been not a significant group also off-keep track of, in conditions of acquiring the motor vehicle and matters like that. We discovered a ton of classes past calendar year.

“So in the way of turning into a contender for the championship in the long run, I feel it was an critical year for Aston Martin. I feel in 2024, we start out with a excellent baseline, indeed, but with a ton of matters in the pipeline for the relaxation of the year. So it will be exciting to see if we can preserve the speed of advancement of the motor vehicle as opposed to the leading groups, which naturally we did not meet up with these anticipations past calendar year and we want to increase in that regard.”

Alonso claims that the benefits of the initially race of the year in Bahrain could not always mirror how they will accomplish in the rounds that quickly adhere to.

“I feel it is pretty exclusive listed here in Bahrain, particularly with the asphalt and the traits of the race,” he spelled out. “Very rear-confined in conditions of degradation. So I feel we definitely need to have to hold out a couple of races to established the aggressive get of all the groups.

“Also, we do a ton of screening listed here in the winter season – it is the only keep track of that we examination. So among the examination and the race, you can blend a minor little bit the get and be perplexed. So I would not fork out far too significantly focus to the benefits just with this initially race if I was you.”

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