Many people wave their hands in disdain when Fernando Alonso's name is mentioned. Not among them is Karun Chandhok, the former F1 driver who claims that with the arrival of Adrian Newey, Alonso can easily win the world title at the age of 45.
Chandhok claims that the situation is now very similar to when Newey came to the midfield at Red Bull Racing. Even then, there was a major rule change before Formula 1, and now it is exactly the same, from which Chandhok concludes that Aston Martin could be as strong as RB:
"In 2007 and 2008 they were mainly preparing for the structuring and the big changes in 2009, and although Brawn surprised them very much with the double diffuser, by the second half of the season they were already the best. We all know the rest: from 2010 to 2013 they won every world title, they dominated the racing circus for four years. I think something similar is happening at Aston Martin now, and if they can do a good enough job in 2025, they could make explosive progress in the new regulatory framework in 2026.
"It would be an incredible story if Fernando won his third world title at the age of 44-45 in a car designed by Adrian Newey. He certainly believes in it too, that's why he's still in the race!" - the Indian expert reflected.
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