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Fernando Alonso has made a fantastic start to the season with Aston Martin. Four podium finishes have already been taken, only in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix did the two-time world champion not finish among the first three. What does this promise for the rest of the season? Can Alonso in the AMR23 take another win in 2023?
Alonso does not think it will be easy, as he points to the very dominant RB19 in conversation with Sky Sports . Red Bull drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez have a car where the tyres can last a long time. Moreover, the car boasts excellent top speed, combined with excellent reliability.
Will Aston Martin take its first win this year?
So Aston Martin will have to take advantage of rare lapses or bad luck by its Austrian rival. But perhaps it can also win on its own once, Alonso said. Martin Brundle asked him if he could win "one or two" races this year. "I think so, yes," he said. That would then have to happen on a circuit with few straights and with many slow corners.
We seem to have a car that is maybe not the fastest on the straights. We need to improve that, but we are very good on the corners. So I would say that the slowest speeds of the championship, let's say Monaco, Budapest, Singapore."
The Monaco Grand Prix is the first in this list, in about two weeks' time. In the narrow streets of the principality, Alonso can certainly take advantage of the necessary chaos and possible safety cars. Twice in his F1 career, the 41-year-old won in Monaco, in 2006 and 2007. Last year, he finished seventh on behalf of Alpine.