Fernando Alonso insists he can win a race in the 2023 season as he targets key Grands Prix

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Fernando Alonso believes he can win a race this season following impressive displays from Aston Martin in 2023. The Spaniard, who currently sits third in the drivers’ championship standings, has also pinpointed some key Grands Prix where that victory could happen. , with the next race in Monaco one of those mentioned.

It’s been just over 10 years since two-time world champion Alonso last won a Grand Prix, the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix while racing for Ferrari, but thanks to Aston Martin’s form this season, another win is on the way. has become a real possibility.

Alonso’s first year with the team has brought him four third-place finishes in five races and that has helped Aston Martin to second in the constructors’ championship with 102 points, 122 points behind leaders Red Bull.

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The 41-year-old has been one of the stories of the season so far with many predicting a race win at some point. Alonso is also strongly backing himself to lead Aston Martin to a Grand Prix victory in 2023 and has pinpointed the races where that might be most likely, with an eye on Monaco’s potential.

When asked by Sky Sports F1 presenter Martin Brundle if he could win a race or two in 2023, Alonso replied: “I think so.”

He continued: “Hopefully soon. I don’t know. It looks like we have a car that may not be the fastest on the straights. We have to improve that, but we are very good in the corners.

“So I would say the slowest speeds in the championship, let’s say Monaco, Budapest, Singapore. On these types of circuits, I think we have our main hopes at the moment.”

With Aston Martin’s impressive rise following its seventh place in the constructors’ championship last year, Alonso will feel good about his decision to join the Alpine team.

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But, for a man who has seen and done it all in Formula 1, he still admits there were questions about whether he had made the right decision.

“Of course”, admitted the Asturian when Brundle asked him about those doubts about the play.

“I think, in August, all the teams are optimistic for the following year. Alpine thought the car would be good and I talked to Lawrence [Stroll] when seb [Vettel] retired. He said we have a fantastic team and the car will be very different to Sebastian and Lance’s. [Stroll] they are driving right now. I said, ‘Okay, everyone is thinking the same thing, but let’s see.’

“It’s a coin in the air: you never know the result and you don’t have a crystal ball. But I’m happy with the result for sure.”