Team principal Mike Krack stated on Thursday that Aston Martin was worried Fernando Alonso may decide to retire rather than sign a contract extension for at least two more years due to the demanding schedule of 24 races in Formula One.
The twice world champion, 42, has been crucial to the British team’s ascent up the grid since Canadian entrepreneur Lawrence Stroll took over in 2018. His new contract was revealed last week, There is only 100% when you observe how [Alonso] interacts with people and goes about his business. It’s true what he says about there being no life around that,” Krack remarked.
In light of that, I was a little worried that he would say something like, “You know? At this point, I was relieved to discover that he was more interested in Formula One than in his personal life, and he expressed the desire to pursue other endeavors, Alonso left Alpine for Aston Martin for the 2023 season, where he helped the new team to six podium results.
With the goal of winning one more world championship before retiring, Alonso had been considered for a 2025 Mercedes seat when seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton left for Ferrari, or Red Bull, Alonso’s choice to remain with Aston Martin was explained by Krack as a result of his faith in the project; starting in 2026, the team will have exclusive access to Honda engines, “I think what we have here is [Alonso’s] desire and absolute passion and even rage to win,” added Krack. “Which many, many drivers at this stage of their career do not have.
Due to Alonso’s choice to remain with Aston Martin, Stroll’s son Lance, the Spaniard’s teammate, will no longer be a possibility for anyone wishing to drive in 2025, Regarding the driver’s future, Krack stated, “We know that Lance is from Stamford, and the entire project has always been around him., We search for consistency. That is absolutely crucial, as I have always emphasized.
At a press conference prior to Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, Alonso commended his teammate for occasionally being “more sensitive to things… which is very important for the team” in terms of car setup.
“I think the analysis that Lance can reach and can feed back to the team is crucial to us and to improve the car,” he said.