.svandoorne will get his first taste of the AstonMartinF1 car at the Spa tyre test next week. Story ⬇️
in the Abu Dhabi test in December 2020.
While the focus of the Spa test is on Pirelli's blanket-free tyres, it will give Vandoorne a valuable opportunity to sample the 2023 car, thus helping him with correlation of his simulator work for Aston Martin.Fernando AlonsoThe 31-year-old shares the Aston reserve role with reigning Formula 2 champion Felipe Drugovich, with the pair taking turns to attend races on standby.
Drugovich had his own chance to sample the AMR23 when he drove it for two days at the Bahrain test in February while Stroll was not available. Since then, the Brazilian has been amassing further mileage in private testing in a 2021 car.Along with his Aston duties, Vandoorne is also one of the drivers available to McLaren as a reserve, and his run at Spa would also make it easier for him to step into the MCL60 should he be required.
As well as giving him a general feel for 2023 downforce levels, the two cars share the Mercedes power unit and thus have similar settings on their respective steering wheels.
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