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Alonso says he “was pushing to the level that maybe was beyond 100%” during run to P11 in F1 Italian GP

Aston Martin has not been living up to expectations on race day this year. While the team has done a decent job in qualifying, the AMR24 has struggled on race pace. In Monza, Fernando Alonso finished in P11. He missed out on a point by less than 0.2s following Kevin Magnussen’s 10-second penalty. On the…

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Stroll: Aston Martin F1 “doing everything we can to bring performance to the car every week”

Lance Stroll’s season has been up and down, and that rollercoaster season continued this past week at the Dutch Grand Prix. While he qualified in a respectable 8th place, a pit lane speeding penalty and losing out to Pierre Gasly at the start meant he finished in P11. While no points showed for it, he…

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“We wanted to test the car with different tyres and with little fuel” — Alonso on getting the fastest lap at the end of the F1 Austrian GP

With his sights set on Aston Martin’s home Grand Prix the following week in Silverstone, Fernando Alonso spoke to the media once his race in Austria had ended. A dreadful weekend in Spielberg saw him finish P18 with a 10-second penalty, two penalty points in his superlicense after a collision with Zhou Guanyu, and the…

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We “need a much faster car if you want to fight for points ” — Lance Stroll pulls no punches on Aston’s lack of performance at the F1 Austrian GP

Finishing P13 in the Austrian grand prix, Lance Stroll has made a damning declaration that a stagnant lack of pace and improvement is the reason his Aston Martin team have dropped to the back of the grid. Fresh off a brand new multi-year contract extension, Stroll would have hoped for a better way to celebrate…

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Krack “convinced” Aston Martin can make gains in the F1 development war before the end of the season

After a recent slump in form, Aston Martin delivered a strong performance in Montreal, with Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll finishing sixth and seventh respectively. Aston introduced a significant upgrade as the European leg of the season got underway in Imola, aiming to regain their early 2023 season form. However, after an uncharacteristically messy weekend…

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Alonso insists “our car is better than last year” as he predicts “a good step” for Aston Martin with F1 Imola GP upgrade

Fernando Alonso, who finished P9 last time out in Miami, currently sits eighth in the standings on 33 points after six races so far this season. This is three times less than what he had achieved at the same point last season as he had already picked up five podiums and 93 points. Despite this,…

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Stroll: Aston Martin F1 “making progress” as they look to regain early 2023 form

Aston Martin have definitely been the most ambitious team in Formula One in the past few years. However, ambition has not always led to success. The team was poised for success once the team formerly known as Force India was taken over by Lawrence Stroll and his consortium to be rebranded as Racing Point onwards….

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“No pace in the car and no pace in myself” — Stroll on his Q1 exit at the F1 Japanese GP

Lance Stroll is having a nightmare weekend at the Japanese Grand Prix. Aston Martin brought updates to Suzuka and Fernando Alonso maximised it from FP3 onwards, qualifying P5 for Sunday’s race. The Canadian driver had the new package since FP1. While his Q1 elimination was probably a shock to many, the signs had been there…

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Alonso believes Aston Martin is “moving in the right direction” with latest F1 upgrade

Fernando Alonso believes Aston Martin is “moving in the right direction” with the upgrade package introduced this weekend in Japan.  Alonso was the sole Aston Martin driver to progress to the final segment of qualifying—where he propelled himself to an admirable fifth on his second flying lap—following Lance Stroll’s unexpected Q1 exit.  Alonso, who ran…

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