Aston Martin Aramaco F1 Team

Alonso aware of threat from Racing Bulls after F1 Imola GP: “We need to keep on working because everything is so tight”

David Coath4 months ago4 months ago07 mins

Aston Martin left Imola with two important points on the board but they did not come courtesy of Fernando Alonso. Instead, the 2-time F1 Drivers’ Champion had an ‘F1 test style’ race. It was always going to be difficult for Alonso having started Sunday’s Grand Prix from the pitlane but his Team Principal Mike Krack…

“Not competitive enough” — Lance Stroll expresses his disappointment with Aston’s F1 Imola GP upgrades

Syrine Ferchichi4 months ago4 months ago04 mins

Saturday proved to be a challenging day for Aston Martin at the Imola Grand Prix. The trouble began during the third practice session when Fernando Alonso crashed, causing the team to scramble to repair his car in time for qualifying. Despite their efforts, Alonso was last as he took a trip through the gravel at…

F1 | Imola GP | Qualifying | Verstappen pips Piastri and Norris to pole in exhilarating session

James O'Connor4 months ago4 months ago07 mins

Q1 Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz and George Russell were on mediums to start qualifying. The Brit did pit at the end of his push lap and did not post a time. The Alpine of Esteban Ocon logged a 1:16.645 to kick things off, leading Magnussen, Sargeant, Gasly and Hülkenberg. On the mediums, a 1:16.463 from…

F1 | Imola GP | FP3 | McLaren takes 1-2 as Perez and Alonso crash

Öykü Ceylan4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

The first European race of the 2024 F1 season kicked off at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola. Friday’s sessions saw Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc dominate, topping both practice sessions and presenting a challenging day for Red Bull. Saturday’s FP3 started with an unusually active early phase, as Lando Norris, Lance Stroll, and Oscar Piastri…

“I do feel that nationality matters” — Alonso frustrated with inconsistency of stewards after Hamilton not penalised at the start of F1 Miami GP Sprint

Syrine Ferchichi4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin have faced multiple penalties this season, and the Spaniard was deeply unhappy after the Sprint and Grand Prix qualifying in Miami. The two-time World Champion has picked up two penalties in recent races, starting with an incident in Australia where Alonso was penalised for allegedly driving in an erratic matter,…

F1 Miami GP | Qualifying | Verstappen beats the Ferraris to pole in close session

James O'Connor4 months ago07 mins

Q1 Kevin Magnussen posted the first time of the session with a 1:29.015. The Ferraris came out of the traps well, with Carlos Sainz’s 1:28.159 putting him 0.024s ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc. Perez, Russell, Piastri, Alonso, Ricciardo, Norris, Hamilton and Tsunoda completed the top 10 after 7 minutes. World Championship leader Max Verstappen came…

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

Jonah Presser5 months ago4 months ago04 mins

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….

After Sainz was permitted to rejoin Q2 at F1 Chinese GP, teams now hope the rules get tidied up and ‘are less ambiguous going forward’

David Coath5 months ago5 months ago08 mins

Aston Martin, with an ‘encyclopedic’ knowledge of the rules, protested Carlos Sainz being permitted to rejoin Q2 in China due to the fact that his car was stationary for 77 seconds. In their eyes, this was a clear breach of article 39.6 of the F1 sporting regulations but their protest was dismissed. Following this, they…

Krack unimpressed with stewards inconsistency during F1 Chinese GP weekend

Luke-John Buckle5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has labelled Lance Stroll’s “very harsh” at the F1 Chinese Grand Prix. The Canadian made big contact with Daniel Ricciardo at the Turn 14 hairpin as the Safety Car period ended and the race restarted. Stroll was given a 10-second time penalty as a seething Ricciardo retired, and his…

“It’s better not to race” on Saturday — Alonso unhappy with Sprint penalty and lack of tyre sets as he recovers to P7 in F1 Chinese GP

Fernanda Álvarez5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

Fernando Alonso described finishing seventh in the Chinese Grand Prix as , despite having started from third position and ending the first lap in second place after masterfully overtaking Sergio Pérez’s Red Bull around the outside in turn 2. He remains convinced Aston Martin is no more than the fifth fastest team on the grid….