Alonso joined Aston Martin for 2023 however his contract expires on the finish of this season.
He has had ample alternative to publicly declare his dedication to the staff. However the 42-year-old has as a substitute talked up his best-ever pre-season health check outcomes, touted his advertising price and highlighted that of the three champions on the grid, he is just one obtainable for 2025.
This has executed little to quash hypothesis that Alonso is a frontrunner for a Mercedes seat to switch Hamilton when he strikes to Ferrari, though there’s loads of momentum behind Silver Arrows protégé, junior single-seater champion and FIA F2 rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
Talking on the ultimate day of pre-season testing in Bahrain, Alonso reckoned he was in a “good place to barter” whereas including that he would let the early races of the brand new marketing campaign play out earlier than turning his consideration to the place he’ll drive for 2025 and past.
“In my case, it’s extremely attention-grabbing as a result of I’ve, I believe, a great place to barter,” he mentioned. “However I wish to at the least do the primary couple of races with out considering an excessive amount of.
“I wish to see myself into a brand new season. It’ll be the longest-ever season in Formulation 1 [at 24 races].
“I wish to change somewhat bit a few of the journey schedule and issues to be actually environment friendly this 12 months and arrive with excessive vitality on the finish of the 12 months.
“So, a few issues which can be my principal focus now should not a lot subsequent 12 months.”
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin AMR24
Photograph by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Pictures
The 2-time F1 world champion has beforehand admitted to having been a day late to the information of ex-McLaren team-mate and rival Hamilton’s Ferrari transfer as he was busy coaching.
Alonso says he was greatly surprised by how shortly the driving force market ‘foolish season’ – because it stands, 13 of the grid are out of contract on the finish of the 12 months – kicked into life.
He reckoned: “It was a shock. I used to be anticipating possibly round summertime to have somewhat little bit of motion, but it surely began actually early. There have been some leaks.
“In all probability [Mercedes and Ferrari] need to announce sooner than anticipated. So, after that, positively extra motion happening.”
