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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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Alonso: AMR24 has “lap to lap inconsistency” as he qualifies P10 with damage for F1 Australian GP

After a good round in Jeddah, in which he qualified P4 and finished P5 ahead of George Rusell’s Mercedes in the race, Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin seem to be struggling quite a bit this weekend in Melbourne. Free practice had started with a P18 in the first session following a big moment at turn…

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Aston Martin F1 wants to “keep chipping away” at improving the AMR24 to try and catch Red Bull Racing

Red Bull has made a very strong start in the current Formula 1 season, but Aston Martin has hinted that they can be challenged as the campaign goes on. Aston Martin Performance Director Tom McCullough believes that they can be caught, referencing McLaren’s big gains last year as an example. During the first two rounds…

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Aston made “a small step in the right direction” concerning race pace at F1 Saudi Arabian GP — Alonso

Saturday’s race in Jeddah marked a significant improvement for Fernando Alonso compared to the disappointing performance at the season opener in Bahrain when he finished a distant P9 to the top 4 teams. Despite qualifying fourth, ahead of both the McLaren and Mercedes drivers, the race pace from the Woking-based team was slightly better. This…

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Alonso would “love to have a little bit more downforce” and straight-line speed with the F1 AMR24

With the AMR24 improvement program, Fernando Alonso is certain that his Aston Martin Formula 1 team will avoid making the same mistakes as last year. Starting 2023 on a podium streak, Alonso was regularly Red Bull’s closest rival, scoring six podiums in the first eight races and pushing Sergio Perez for P2 in the standings…

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Aston Martin F1’s Dan Fallows on AMR24: “We want to compete in the development race this season and this car is designed to do just that”

Aston Martin Aramco Formula One team’s challenger for the 2024 season fittingly titled AMR24 has the clear intention of building on the strengths of its predecessor. The success of the AMR23 was a result of the Aston Martin team building on what they had learnt in 2022. Therefore, with the team’s Technical Director Dan Fallows…

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Mike Krack in conversation with Fernando Alonso
Mike Krack in conversation with Fernando Alonso - Photo Credit: Aston Martin F1

Aston Martin confident Alonso will continue with the team in F1 beyond 2024 says Krack

Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack says the team would be delighted to continue with “integral” Alonso in 2025 beyond his current contract with the Silverstone based marque. With a hectic driver market expected following the shock announcement of Lewis Hamilton’s departure from Mercedes at the end of the upcoming season, Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso…

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