Alonso has finished third four times heading into the Monaco event since joining Aston Martin over the off-season – the green team currently sitting 122 points back as Red Bull’s nearest challenger in the constructors’ standings.
Although Red Bull has made a perfect start to the current campaign, there is a significant chance it could come unstuck in Monaco thanks to the unique challenge posed by the tight street circuit layout, where overtaking is close to impossible and so favouring any rival that might start ahead of Max Verstappen or Sergio Perez.
Although Red Bull heads into the event as the favourite, rain threatening to fall over the weekend could pose another challenge to its drivers, as both need to complete perfect runs to maintain their intra-team title challenges.
Alonso said “I don’t care” about whether he would prefer to be racing in dry or wet conditions - as occurred in 2022 - this weekend but, when asked how confident he felt about success this time around in Monaco in the pre-event press conference, he replied: “I think the same as any other race, to be honest.
“We are not thinking that we are the strongest in Monaco. I don’t think that it’s going to be a huge change compared to Baku, which is [also] a street circuit. Miami [too].
“Ferrari was outstanding in Baku – we could see another great weekend for them here.
“But then, if I tell you that I don’t come here thinking that I can win the race, I would lie to you. Because this is a one-off opportunity.
“We know Monaco, Singapore – there are specific race tracks that you need to gain the confidence in the free practice, get closer and closer to the walls.
“And yeah. I will attack more than any other weekend.”
Source: Autosport