Alonso: teams need more freedom

After a disappointing 2015 season for McLaren-Honda, Fernando Alonso hope to find a car competitive during the next season to play at the forefront again. The Woking team will nevertheless have reduced room for maneuver since it only has a few weeks to develop the replacement for the MP4-30 and will have to wait for the start of winter testing on Monday February 22 in Barcelona. (Catalonia) to make it evolve on the track.

Fernando Alonso deplores the fact that the teams are so restricted by the regulations. “We need bigger engines, more power and more aerodynamics”, commented the double world champion in BBC's Top Gear. “Teams need more freedom to develop and more testing as was the case ten years ago. It is sometimes perceived as being more expensive, which I doubt because the technology invested, for example in simulators, has increased costs. »

If some teams are struggling to make ends meet, Fernando Alonso believes that they should not force the FIA ​​to adapt the regulations. “If some teams can't afford testing, that's part of the sport. Real Madrid (famous Spanish football club) can buy certain players, others not. But they can't apologize for that. We must always protect the smallest teams by F1, but if they can't do testing, that's it. »