Reunited at Aston Martin, Fernando Alonso’s ex-F1 teammate delivers rare positive verdict

Former F1 driver Stoffel Vandoorne is delighted to be reunited with ex-teammate Fernando Alonso with the pair moving to Aston Martin for the 2023 season.
Reunited at Aston Martin, Alonso’s ex-F1 teammate delivers rare positive verdict

Alonso and Vandoorne spent two years togeth🥀er at McLaren between 2017 and 2018.

The Spaniard dominated during their two-year spell, out-qualifying Vandoorne 21-0 in ♑2018.

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For F1 2023, Alonso has switched from Alpine to Aston Martin as Sebastian Vettel’s replacement, while Vandoorne is the te🍌am’s new reserve dri♔ver having left Mercedes.

Over his F1 career, Alonso has had🔥 difficult relationships with som🌜e of his teammates, with his former Ferrari teammate,.

His relationship with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Esteban Ocon ended on a sour🥀 note after the pair collided at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

However, Vandoorne has🌳 spoken fondly about the two-time world champion, admitting that they have a “great relationship”.

"The only teammates I had in F1 were Jenson Button and 𒐪Fernando Alonso – both world champions, and Fernando a double champion,” he told Mirror Sport.

"It's always great as a young driver ꦐ🌊coming in to work alongside a very experienced driver. You have to be open minded and see how they approach and build their race weekends. Fernando is one of the greatest to do that. I have a great relationship with him."

Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL) Mercedes AMG F1 Reserve
Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL) Mercedes AMG F1 Reserve

Speaking about his decision to leave Mercedes, he explained: "It was a natural change. In the last c🥃ouple of years I had my reserve driver role with Mercedes. I was excited to join Aston Martin on a completely different journey. 

"It's a🅘 team investing a lot of money into the future to try to become one of the leading teams. For me, to be a part of that right now helping to develop the car in that direction is great. Hopefully I can help them to become a winning team soon."

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