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Pedro de la Rosa: Aston’s ambition, Fernando’s future + McLaren memories

Pedro de la Rosa: Aston’s ambition, Fernando’s future + McLaren memories

F1 Beyond The Grid vor 1 Monat

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Aston Martin Global Ambassador Pedro de la Rosa joins Tom
Clarkson to discuss how Aston are fighting back after a difficult
2026 so far.

Pedro tells Tom how it really felt when they realised just how
far behind they were during the Barcelona shakedown and whether
the team’s strategy of waiting until halfway through the season
to bring upgrades risked them losing two-time World Champion
Fernando Alonso.

Pedro also talks more about his relationship with Alonso,
including how they communicate with each other through eye
contact, and what it’s like working with Aston Team Principal and
legendary designer Adrian Newey.

Plus, 20 years on, Pedro reflects on his first and only F1
podium at Hungary in 2006, why that result didn’t guarantee his
seat at McLaren and how ‘hurt’ he was to not race alongside
Lewis Hamilton in 2008.

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