Fernando Alonso Declines Mercedes Offer, Extends Contract with Aston Martin as Lewis Hamilton Plans Ferrari Move
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Team principal Toto Wolff revealed that Mercedes approached Fernando Alonso after learning about Lewis Hamilton's potential move to Ferrari. Despite the attractive offer, Alonso choose to stay with Aston Martin.
  • Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de
    241·
    4 months ago

    Somehow Alonso’s streak of making the wrong career choice keeps on continuing. One of the most legendary streaks in F1

    • SatouKazuma@lemmy.world
      6·
      4 months ago

      This is almost certainly the wrong career choice indeed, but it strikes me as a bit of…bad practice that Toto revealed the existence of the negotiations. Is that just me?

      • Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de
        9·
        4 months ago

        bad practice that Toto revealed the existence of the negotiations. Is that just me?

        Well Alonso was the one boasting that he rejected merc earlier on in the season. Toto is just confirming that the negotiations did take place. I see absolutely nothing wrong with that

    • JJROKCZ@lemmy.world
      5·
      4 months ago

      Idk… rumour is that Merc only offered one year whereas Aston offered multiple years. Why would you want to go to a team that puts you on a single year contract, likely just as a placeholder for Antonelli. Aston may not be top dog rn but they believe in him, trust him, and are clearly putting the effort in to improve the team with the new facilities they’re building

      • tankplanker@lemmy.world
        2·
        4 months ago

        The difference in current trajectory of Merc vs. Aston? With Merc he would have a good chance of getting wins next season and Antonelli is not certain to get into Merc after one year, especially if Alonso out performed George.

        • czl@lemmy.noice.social
          1·
          4 months ago

          Aston are getting the new wind tunnel and poached a lot of talent. Plus the GP2 Honda engine. They might sink, they might swim, but the trajectory after this year may not be so clear cut.

          • tankplanker@lemmy.world
            1·
            4 months ago

            Very unlikely that they turn it around before 26 to the point that they can win a straightforward race. It’s so far off for Fernando he’ll be older than Brundle before he gets a class leading car again.

            At his age I would have taken the Merc, 2 wins out of 3 and could have been 3 out of 3. Merc are far more likely to be at the front than Aston in the short and long term. This wasn’t a choice between Aston and Alpine…

        • JJROKCZ@lemmy.world
          11·
          4 months ago

          Maybe they hold off on antonelli for one more year but if you think they’re dropping George for Alonso then I have a beach in Montana to sell you.

          Aston is full building for 26 regs, new factory facilities should help them have similar success to last years big bump. There’s every chance Merc fucks up the new regs twice in a row

          • tankplanker@lemmy.world
            11·
            4 months ago

            If you think any team would keep an underperforming driver whose dad doesn’t own the team then you’ve already purchased that beach.

            Aston haven’t shown that they can fix things in the short term is what you are saying, Alonso can’t wait two years at his age and doing so is mad.