According to Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack the prospect of working with Fernando Alonso has excited the engineers back in Silverstone. He said:
Krack also affirmed his belief that Fernando Alonso could help the team accelerate its progress towards the front of the grid. He said:
Fernando Alonso’s reasoning behind joining Aston Martin
Fernando Alonso was also quite complimentary of the amount of investment Aston Martin had been bringing to the team. In a press release during his signing, Fernando Alonso talked about how Aston Martin had become a favorable destination for quite a few “great people with winning pedigrees.” He said:
He added:
Alonso signing for the team was a bit of a shock to everyone on the grid, especially since he is making a move from a team that is fourth in the championship to a team that is ninth in the championship. Whether the move will work out or not is up for debate, but one thing that this move has done is that it has made the silly season a lot more interesting.
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