Alonso on possible Aston Martin title: 'Gonna take a while, but it's possible'

Aston Martin had a pretty good 2023. The team managed to compete for fourth place in the constructors' standings with 280 points until the last race, but finished in fifth place with more than twice as many points as their trailing team, Alpine. But Aston Martin wants more, Fernando Alonso told the press, including GPBlog.

After buying the team in 2021, Lawrence Stroll and Mike Krack have built a very good squad. Aston Martin, which will run with Honda engines from 2026, took a big step forward in 2023 and hopes to continue this in the future said Fernando Alonso: "You have to dream big and try to be realistic at the same time. It will take time, no doubt. Competition is very strong, but I guess when Red Bull also came to Formula One, they bought Jaguar back then. We never thought that a drink company would be the best team right now." After buying Jaguar, the team took over four years to win their first race and five years for their first championship.

Will take time, but not unrealistic

Alonso is entering his second season at Aston Martin, where he managed to finish fourth in the drivers' standings last year. Mike Krack recently indicated that he wants to keep Alonso at the team for 2025 as well. "It took time, but eventually, you can get to that point. So I think Lawrence has this vision and we will try to help him to shortcut as much as possible those things. "