Fernando Alonso “Aston Martin F1 deserved to finish 5th or higher”[F1-Gate.com]

Fernando Alonso feels Aston Martin deserves to finish fifth or better in the 2023 F1 Constructors’ Championship. McLaren finished fourth in the constructors’ championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but Alonso finished seventh behind Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

Still, it’s a big improvement for Aston Martin, which finished seventh in last year’s championship behind Alfa Romeo. “This is Formula 1. It’s not a charity event. We have to feel the pressure and get a result,” Alonso said. “Fifth place in the constructors’ championship hurts a little bit because I think we were better than that and we hoped to be better than that at the beginning of the year,” Alonso said, ahead of Charles Leclerc, Norris and Carlos Sainz. , taking 4th place overall ahead of George Russell, his best championship result in 10 years. “Winning fourth in the Drivers’ Championship is a bit unrealistic as we are competing against some of the strongest teams,” Alonso added. “In fact, if you finish fifth in the constructors’ championship, it’s normal to finish ninth or 10th in the drivers’ championship. It’s been a dream season for everyone at Aston Martin, including me. “We finished fourth in the championship. It’s completely unexpected and unrealistic.”As I said at the beginning of the weekend, 2012 and this season have been the best of my career, and I’m in a position I never imagined at the start of the year or the performance of the car. I’m in”