“The good thing about about our relationship with Sebastian was always that we were very clear that at a certain point we will need to look for other solutions if he will not come to an agreement,” said team principal Mike Krack yesterday.
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The team had begun discussions about his future earlier in the year and made it clear they would explore opportunities with other drivers in order to ensure they were not caught on the hop if they needed a replacement. When Vettel told Aston Martin on Wednesday of his plans to retire at the end of the year, it didn’t catch them completely off-guard. “But we didn’t sit down completely and move forwards things so still everything’s ongoing.” We are more and more competitive and probably my wish is to stay. “My priority is to be with Alpine because we’ve been working and developing this project together for two years now. “All the teams are an option as long as they don’t have two drivers signed,” he continued. He gave more than one indication he was prepared to look elsewhere. Szafnauer said he was confident Alonso would stay“So it will not take more than 10 minutes with whatever I am talking.” When two parties fight to agree on something, maybe one of the sides is not happy. “When two parties want to agree on something, it takes 10 minutes. And it didn’t went well and I came with Alpine and I’m happy where I am.”Īdvert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-freeīut Alonso also indicated his contract discussions were not focused solely on Alpine. “We spoke in 2020 when they were very competitive, obviously, and winning races and in the podium,” he said. “But there are two parties and I will not put a gun in the head of anyone.”Īston Martin had unsuccessfully courted him before, said Alonso, following the team’s purchase by Lawrence Stroll, after which it initially competed under the name Racing Point.
“I would like to stay here,” he said in response to a question from RaceFans.
The man himself said as much after Vettel made his announcement on Thursday. Vettel’s retirement announcement opened a door for AlonsoIt wasn’t only Szafnauer who gave strong outwards signs that, despite Sebastian Vettel’s impending retirement opening up a seat at Aston Martin, Alonso intended to stay put. Yet, less than 16 hours after Szafnauer spoke those words, Aston Martin issued a press release declaring the two-times world champion had signed a “multi-year” deal to join their team from 2023. Were there any big sticking points in Alonso’s new contract left to resolve? “No, not really. Asked by RaceFans whether he was confident Alonso would stay at the team which lured him back to F1 last year, Szafnauer said: “Of course.”ĭid he expect a straightforward contract negotiation? “Very straightforward.”
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