F1 Today | Cowell interview about Alonso, Stella protects Norris

22:00, 25 Apr 2025

byNorberto Mujica

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Cowell sees Alonso as a real motivator

At Aston Martin, Cowell really got to know Alonso.“He's a remarkable individual,” says the Brit. “When you look at the racing categories that he's had success in and enjoyed, but also his competitive drive and his insight. Every conversation he suggests something."

“Sometimes when people suggest things and you think, 'why didn't I think of that?' Yes, he can do that, across a broad spectrum not just car setup. So he's a great contributor to performance improvement ideas and his instinctive competitiveness again means he's hungry to have it today. So that combined is very potent and hugely motivating for everybody.”

'These F1 cars are too fast to think'

Drivers the likes of 7-time world champion, Lewis Hamilton, have had difficulties adapting to these ground effect F1 car, something Stella highlights as well.

"These cars are so fast. They are so demanding in terms of just adopting a very natural driving style. We hear this even from Hamilton, seven times world champion, and yet he talks about driving the car in a natural way. Because these cars are too fast to think."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	72
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	63
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	49
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	41
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	25
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	21
7	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	15
9	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	12
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
13	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
15	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
16	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

F1 Today | Cowell interview about Alonso, Stella protects Norris

byNorberto Mujica

Cowell sees Alonso as a real motivator

'These F1 cars are too fast to think'

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