Alonso: “Will I stay if Aston Martin will be competitive in Hungary? That’s not really the case”

Newey’s all-in “Fernando Alonso awaits this update with great interest and, if his performance is up to par, we hope he stays behind the wheel for another season.” Thus Adrian Newey declared that he hopes to hold on to the two-time world champion through a very important package of innovations which will debut in Hungary in just over two weeks. Aston Martin has worked tirelessly to present what will effectively be a B-version of the car. The chassis had to pass new crash tests because it was significantly lightened since the main problem of Adrian Newey’s first Aston Martin is precisely that of being overweight. Newey described the upcoming update like this: “The architecture of the chassis and gearbox does not undergo fundamental changes, but we have lightened both, which required new homologation and the execution of crash tests on the front part of the chassis. The front suspension remained unchanged. The rear one was slightly revised. We developed a new nose and substantially revised the aerodynamic surfaces.” Alonso’s reservations At Silverstone Alonso said that these news are important, but not decisive for his future: “I can’t say that there is a real connection – said Alonso as reported by planetf1.com regarding his stay in Aston Martin if the updates in Hungary will work – regardless of whether the car is valid or not, there are other factors to consider. Maybe the car is exceptional and despite this I continue to have the feeling that this sport is going in the wrong direction.” “Maybe the car won’t make much progress in Budapest, but we could have another update, or a completely new concept for next year, or a different climate could be established in the team that pushes me to think about continuing for a few more seasons – added Alonso – when I go on holiday on August 1st, it will be nice if I had a good race in Budapest immediately before, but it won’t be the only aspect to consider.”

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2026-07-08 07:30:00