Fernando Alonso has lashed back at suggestions Aston Martin is racing a ‘copy’ of Red Bull’s title-winning Formula 1 car. But Red Bull team figures have alleged that Aston Martin’s big aerodynamic step for 2023 is because the Silverstone based team copied Red Bull’s 2022 car concept. When asked to point out the main differences between the Red Bull and Aston Martin, Alonso answered: “Visually they are different. “An example of this is that Mercedes says that 50 percent of our car is theirs and Red Bull says that 50 percent of the car is theirs. Alonso says Red Bull and Mercedes’ respective reactions to the huge improvement made by Aston Martin over the winter is simply because they are surprised.

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