F1 Today | Cowell interview about Alonso, Stella protects Norris

22:00, 25 Apr 2025

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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."

Notable mentions: F1 cars to possibly undergo major adjustments, and Adrian Newey's and Fernando Alonso's first meeting.

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1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	147
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	108
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	97
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	52
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	20
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	6
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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