Aston Martin

Stroll explains frustrated radio message as he says F1 Japanese GP weekend “one to forget”

Öykü Ceylan7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

Lance Stroll experienced a challenging weekend at Suzuka, Japan, culminating in a 12th-place finish, while his teammate Fernando Alonso secured a commendable sixth position. However, amidst the struggles, one radio message from Stroll during the race caught attention, prompting revelations about the underlying issue. Stroll expressed his dissapointment over the team radio, stating, “It is…

“They might disqualify me for the rest of the championship” — Alonso on holding Piastri in his DRS to fend off Russell in F1 Japanese GP

Syrine Ferchichi7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

Fernando Alonso’s consistent performance across the first four races of the season was particularly evident at the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix. Despite qualifying fifth on Saturday, Alonso drew attention from other teams for preserving a set of soft tyres, a strategy that could have helped at the start. On both standing starts, however, he failed…

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

Magdalena Put7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

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…

Alonso says a repeat of his “surprising” F1 Australian GP penalty will “never” be applied again

Nicolas Lopes7 months ago7 months ago013 mins

Fernando Alonso believes such was the “surprising” and “strange” nature of his penalty for “potentially dangerous” driving at the final lap of the 2024 Australian GP – in turn causing George Russell’s massive shunt -, that it will “never” be seen again in the future. He also discussed how it will not change how he…

Lance Stroll simple in assessment of F1 Australian GP result: “Solid race and happy to pick up some points”

Ewout Albrecht7 months ago7 months ago03 mins

After a quick exit in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, in which he clipped the inside wall of turn 22 resulting in a firm impact with the outside wall, Lance Stroll bounced back with a solid sixth place in the Australian Grand Prix. Outqualifying and (eventually) finishing ahead of his two-time World Champion teammate Fernando Alonso, it was a pretty decent result for the Canadian. Or as he himself summarised: “Solid race and happy to pick up some points.”

Alonso “a bit surprised” by 20-second time penalty following Russell crash at F1 Australian GP

Rachel Stephens7 months ago7 months ago06 mins

Fernando Alonso’s performance at Albert Park was a story of highs and lows, and alongside a challenging weekend in terms of pace, the two-time world champion suffered a post-race penalty due to “potentially dangerous driving.” The early VSC to clear Hamilton’s Mercedes period proved to be a stroke of luck for Alonso, allowing him to capitalise…

Alonso handed 20 seconds time penalty for last lap incident with Russell at the F1 Australian GP

Lucrezia Costa7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

Albert Park always makes for interesting and chaotic events, with today’s Australian GP being a perfect example of the instance as Carlos Sainz broke yet another lengthy streak of Max Verstappen wins on his return from appendix surgery. However, it is also a track where crashes can be extremely dangerous. On the last lap of…

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

Marika Petracca7 months ago7 months ago06 mins

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…

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

Melis Öktür7 months ago7 months ago08 mins

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…

Alonso “leading by example from morning to night” at Aston Martin F1 — Krack

Chiara Martin7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

Mike Krack, team principal at Aston Martin, has high praise for Fernando Alonso, describing him as an “old fox” who contributes significantly more than just his renowned speed on track. At 42, Alonso is in his second season with the team, having replaced another F1 World Champion, Sebastian Vettel, at the beginning of 2023.