F1 insider claims aston martin 'overrated' amid alpine claims

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An F1 insider has claimed Aston Martin’s AMR23 is overrated and has told fans to pay attention to Alpine this year, it has been claimed. The new F1 season is set to get underway this weekend


in Bahrain, with Red Bull ace Max Verstappen and Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton among the favourites to win the title. Aston Martin finished seventh in the Constructors’ Championship


standings last season after picking up 55 points. Sebastian Vettel secured 10 top 10 finishes throughout the season, while his team-mate Lance Stroll ended eight races in the top 10.


Four-time world champion Vettel retired from F1 at the end of last year, with two-time winner Fernando Alonso coming in to replace him. But Vettel was tipped to stand in for Stroll for the


time being after the Canadian injured his wrist while cycling and was forced to miss pre-season testing. The British team will be looking to improve this year and climb the rankings. But,


according to F1 reporter Alessandro Arcari, an Aston Martin insider has claimed that their car is “overrated” and that Vettel was “never contacted” to fill in for Stroll. And the same


insider has told people to “watch out” for Alpine. JUST IN: LANDO NORRIS REACTS AS F1 STAR TOLD TO 'SIGN RED BULL CONTRACT NOW' AFTER HORNER COMMENTS “It optimises the solutions we


felt would offer us the most performance, and it embodies the joint vision we have embraced and have built together over the recent months. Now we need to focus on delivering an ambitious


yet efficient programme of updates for the first race and across the remainder of the season.” And Alonso added: “As we launch the car in this brand-new factory, I think everyone can now see


the scale of the ambition and determination at the heart of this organisation. Just as important is the car - and the AMR23 looks incredibly neatly packaged and highly efficient. I was


pleasantly surprised when I sampled last year’s car for the very first time, and I think there is plenty of performance we can unlock together.”