Fernando Alonso to be replaced at Mexican Grand Prix as Aston Martin comply with F1 rule
Aston Martin are giving a rookie the chance to shine at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Fernando Alonso Aston Martin
Aston Martin are replacing Fernando Alonso with test and reserve driver Felipe Drugovich for the first practice session of the Mexican Grand Prix at the end of the month. The F1 team are obliged to field a rookie driver in two FP1 sessions over the course of the season and a second outing has been pencilled in before the end of the year.
“I’m really excited to drive the AMR24 for the first time,” said Drugovich. “I’ve been looking forward to it for a while! I’ve spent a lot of the year working on the development of this car in the team’s simulator, so it will be valuable for me to feel the correlation between the sim and the real thing.
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is a track I haven’t driven before. It’s a challenging circuit with a mix of long straights and technical corners, so I’ll be spending time on the simulator ahead of the event so that I’m ready to go come FP1.I want to thank Aston Martin Aramco for trusting me with this opportunity, as well Banco Master for their continued support.”
