Back to V10’s? Alonso: ‘We’re in a different world now’

Amidst the rumours that seem to want to bring back V10’s to F1, which GPblog understands is out of the question at least until 2031, Aston Martin driver, Fernando Alonso, despite admitting to ‘love the V10 and V8 era’, the series should continue to look to the future.

During the Thursday media session in China, Alonso, while still enamoured with that bygone era of F1, stated he doesn’t believe the series should turn back to the past, thus foregoing what lies ahead.

“Obviously I love the V10 era and the V8 and the sound of those cars that we all miss. [But] we’re in a different world now.

“Technology has evolved and we now have incredibly efficient engines that use about one-third of the fuel we used to.”

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'We can’t just go against our time'

For the next spell fo regulations set to start next year, Aston Martin is set to join forces with Honda. On the eve of that alliance, Alonso highlights the positives of this era, in the contrast of the negatives of the previous ones.

“We can’t just go against our time and our hybrid era. We cannot forget how efficient the cars are now compared to the past. This is something very positive that we have.

“It’s like saying we could run without the Halo and make the cars more dangerous and [create] more adrenaline for the fans. It doesn’t make sense.

“We move on from certain things, and what we have now is a very good Formula 1 and a very good moment for the sport. So it’s difficult to invent something; we could go into the unknown. It’s difficult to know.”

Fernando Alonso aboard the AMR25 at the Shanghai International Circuit

In the end, the Spaniard believes that the choice of which engines will run in the series in the future is out of his hands, as it’s “more a decision the top management will take – FOM, the FIA, and the manufacturers.”

“As drivers, we just want to race the fastest cars possible, regardless of the engine. Maybe the fans have something to say as well,” Alonso concluded.