Fernando Alonso's contract with Aston Martin ends in December. The Spaniard is facing his 21st season in Formula 1.

The Asturian is the oldest at almost 43 years old. He looks strong enough to continue driving "even until he is 50." The start of Ramadan on March 10 has caused the first two races, the second in Saudi Arabia, to be celebrated a day earlier than usual, to avoid doing so on that holiday. In his first experience wearing the Aston Martin suit, the rearmament carried out by the structure commanded by Lance Stroll caught several of the big boys on the wrong foot.