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…
While there was quite some controversy after the McLaren team orders up front, there was also a little intra-team controversy at the other end of the points-scoring positions. Aston Martin drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll swapped places near the end of the race, in an attempt to overtake Yuki Tsunoda in ninth. After Satuday’s…
Aston Martin locked out the fourth row for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, with Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll closely matched. More importantly, the team made a big step forward in performance compared to Spain and Austria. Fernando Alonso noted that the new parts and overnight adjustments have directly improved their performance, “Thanks to the…
Fernando Alonso believes Aston Martin returned to their “pre-Imola” form after a double points finish at Silverstone. Alonso wasn’t able to state why exactly the AMR24 worked so well at this particular track, saying, “I drive the car. Very good question for Mike [Krack, team principal] and Tom [McCullough, performance director].” However, he added that…
Securing a strong seventh-place finish for Aston Martin, Lance Stroll claimed that the result was a “big uplift for the team.” Finishing a place above teammate Fernando Alonso, Stroll noted that the team did well throughout the weekend, and “were quick since lap one of FP1 and really solid weekend.” The race weekend at Silverstone…
P10 in qualifying for Fernando Alonso, who will be starting the British Grand Prix between Alex Albon and Charles Leclerc. A good result to make it to Q3, especially as the team had been struggling in the last couple of races, but a disappointing one considering the potential. The Spaniard was in fact held up…
Lando Norris topped first practice for the British Grand Prix, and Lance Stroll and his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri. Yuki Tsunoda and Piastri suffered disrupted sessions. Tsunoda spun into the gravel at Luffield, and Piastri had hydraulics issues. The first practice session got underway at a cloudy Silverstone after rain earlier in the day. Four…
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…
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…
Andy Cowell, former Managing Director of Mercedes AMG High Performing Powertrains is appointed as the new Group CEO for Aston Martin Aramco Formula 1 Team. The Briton will replace fellow countryman Martin Whitmarsh from October 1st onwards, reporting to Executive Chairman and team owner Lawrence Stroll. Cowell started his motorsports career at Cosworth, before moving…
