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…
Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso has expressed frustration over his team’s recent struggles during Grand Prix weekends. Speaking following the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix, in which he finished tenth, one lap behind race winner Lando Norris , Alonso stated that the Silverstone-based team was unable to compete with front-runner teams and would have to settle for…
The mixed weather conditions down at Zandvoort made this qualifying a gamble with every fast lap. Turn 9 and 10 were a key struggle commonly spread through the grid which affected the lap times. Alonso felt like the lap in Q3 where the wind decreased for the time being helped him start P7 tomorrow. “It…
Aston Martin’s 2024 Formula 1 season has been lacklustre so far, as they sit fifth in the championship table with just 73 points to their name. Mercedes, Ferrari, and McLaren, who had started behind Aston Martin in Bahrain last year, managed to finish the 2023 season on a positive note. In 2024, those teams have…
Flavio Briatore has made headlines once again with comments on the future of Fernando Alonso beyond his current contract with Aston Martin, and for detailing his own return to Alpine, after a rather “turbulent” call from Renault CEO Luca de Meo. After leaving F1 following the ‘Crashgate’ scandal at the 2008 Singapore GP, Briatore made…
Lawrence Stroll has dedicated his enormous value to turning the squad from a competitive midfield Aston Martin to one that can contend for world championships and the team’s technical director, Dan Fallows plays a key role. Dan Fallows, technical director of Aston Martin, stated that the team’s new wind tunnel, which will be operational later…
Aston Martin kicked off their 2023 Formula 1 campaign in a confident manner, with Fernando Alonso making six trips to the podium in the first eight rounds. After round fourteen, they were sitting in a respectable fourth place in the championship table with seven impressive podiums under their belt. In stark contrast, Aston Martin has…
After several months of speculation over his future, prominent Italian publication, Autosprint, has reported that Adrian Newey has chosen the team with which he intends to commit his future, following his departure from Oracle Red Bull Racing in early 2025. In May 2024, Oracle Red Bull Racing announced, via a press release, that Chief Technical…
At the start of the year, Aston Martin looked confident to keep up with the top teams and certainly be ‘the best of the rest’, right now it’s more than clear that their fight is “just defending from the guys behind”. The team is currently fifth in the Constructors’ Championship — the same positions they…
Aston Martin driver, Fernando Alonso recently shared his thoughts on the team’s performance following a challenging 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix where he finished 11th. The race saw Alonso start P7, moving up a spot at the start. After early pit stops shook up the midfield order, Alonso found himself battling through the pack. He made…
