Sebastian Vettel’s Absence Goes Unnoticed as Fernando Alonso’s Wave Takes Over Aston Martin

Sebastian Vettel made a switch from Ferrari to Aston Martin in 2021. Failing to see any progression, the German driver retired from the sport at the end of the 2022 season. However, with the arrival of Fernando Alonso, the team believes they won’t miss Sebastian. Could this be because Fernando Alonso is currently the most experienced driver on the Formula 1 grid?

After Vettel’s departure, a driver like Alonso is exactly what Aston Martin needs to help them develop next year’s car. Moreover, Lance Stroll is going through a rough patch lately and could benefit from his presence on the team.

Talking with select media including GPFans, the team’s technical director Dan Fallows said, “It is important to the team that from a technical perspective we have drivers who are able to give good feedback.”

“That is very important for us. We are very fortunate in that Lance [Stroll] is very good in that respect as well,” he added. “I don’t think by Seb [Vettel] leaving that we are missing anything particularly.”

“As I say, in Lance we have a driver who is able to drive the car, and clearly Fernando [Alonso] has a huge amount of experience and has a proven track record of doing that as well.”

Read More: “You’re Going to Get It Tonight”: Party Animal Lewis Hamilton Once Naively Turned Down His Girlfriend’s Advances

Lawrence Stroll had made a commitment to be able to compete for race wins in 5 years. Aston Martin have completed 2 of those years. Their commitment to excel is, however, right on track. The signing of Fernando Alonso and former Red Bull chief of aerodynamics, Dan Fallows is a step in that direction.

Another big step is the under-construction state-of-the-art factory in Silverstone which will have an in-house wind tunnel.

Dan Fallows lauds his determined team Aston Martin

Dan Fallows joined Aston Martin in April 2022. Having tasted success at the very top with Red Bull, he knows a thing or two about winning in F1. In a recent interview with BBC, he praised the people in Aston Martin and their commitment to succeed.

Fallows said, “What I have seen is a hugely passionate and very talented group of people, some of whom have been here for a very long time and have a huge amount of experience.”

“We’ve got a hugely ambitious group of people and one of the things about seeing the new factory come together is it demonstrates this momentum, this wish to accelerate the process of moving up the grid and starting to get into a winning situation.”

Watch This Story: Why is The Monaco Grand Prix so Prestigious in the World of Formula One?

It will be interesting to see how much the Silverstone-based team will progress next season under the tutelage of Fernando Alonso.