Alonso points to Ferrari years when asked about Aston Martin 'fit'

Fernando Alonso has indicated that he believes his time at Ferrariwas a better 'fit' than any of the other teams he has driven for inFormula 1. Alonso enjoyed a strong season in 2023, scoring eightpodiums for his new Aston Martin team and finishing fourth in theDrivers' - his best showing since finishing runner-up to SebastianVettel in 2013. Aston is the sixth team of Alonso's long career,with two stints at Renault, two at McLaren, Minardi and Ferrari andwith a further spell at Alpine, after it was rebadged from Renault.During his time at Ferrari between 2010-2014, Alonso finishedrunner-up in the championship to Vettel three times, includingmissing out in final race deciders in both 2010 and 2012, and theSpanish driver pointed to this time as the best 'fit' of his career- which is set to reach 400 starts in 2024. Alonso on Aston Martin'fit' "It has been a good fit," Alonso told media includingRacingNews365. "The team is very young, very motivated and ready toembrace the chapter in the project. "After Lawrence's arrived,everyone is just all in on this ambitious project. "I'm happy wheneveryone is just dedicated to one mission, dedicated to win andfocus on racing. "But I don't know if it is the best or not in mycareer in terms of fit. "I remember Ferrari, and being Spanish, andthey are Italians, it was a very nice experience for me. "It isprobably different to Alpine for sure. "This team is very focusedon winning and racing for the next few years. That doesn't mean wedon't want to sell cars as that will help the project, but thefirst priority is win in Formula 1, and then the rest will unfoldnaturally."