00:02Two-time F1 world champion Fernando Alonso says that he will wait until September to decide
00:08whether he'll hang up his helmet for good at the end of 2026, given expected rapid development of
00:14the cars. Alonso is entering his record 23rd season of F1 this year, with the caliber of
00:21Aston Martin's 2026 car set to decide his future following two difficult seasons at the Silverstone
00:28squad. But while his green car was over 4.5 seconds off the pace at the opening Bahrain test,
00:35the Spaniard says upgrade packages in F1's super complex new era might be worth over eight-tenths
00:41of a second. Alonso's team is also stabilizing in the aftermath of a rebuild from both its
00:48infrastructure, technical package, and recruitment, meaning time is needed for everything to gel.
00:55For the very first time, we have all the pieces of the puzzle, you know, together. You know,
01:01we have the facilities, we have an engine that works only for us, we have the sustainable fuels,
01:10we have Avian Niwe, we have big names that join in the team, and now it's a challenge to put
01:17everything together. But at the same time, it's the very first year that everything is in the campus.
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