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Alonso on the F1 upgrades introduced by Aston Martin:“This is only the first step”

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…

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Fernando Alonso “a little bit disappointed” with first half of 2024 F1 season

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…

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F1 | Belgian GP | Qualifying | Verstappen fastest by almost 0.6s in qualifying, Leclerc to start on pole for Ferrari

Qualifying kicked off at Spa in very wet conditions following heavy rain that started in FP3. Q1 Championship contender Lando Norris was first out, posting a 1:58.894. However, a 1:57.411 from Piastri saw him beat his teammate by almost 1.5s, with Hülkenberg splitting them. On his first flier, a 1:56.003 from Max Verstappen put him…

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Aston Martin F1 “quite happy with how the new package worked in Hungary” — Alonso

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…

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Fernando Alonso “didn’t care too much” that Lance Stroll refused to swap back in F1 Hungarian GP

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…

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Alonso: Aston Martin F1 Hungarian GP updates have given “a little bit more grip, more downforce in the corners”

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…

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Alonso felt Aston Martin showed a “pre-Imola” level of performance at F1 British GP after double points finish

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…

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“We wanted to test the car with different tyres and with little fuel” — Alonso on getting the fastest lap at the end of the F1 Austrian GP

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…

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We “need a much faster car if you want to fight for points ” — Lance Stroll pulls no punches on Aston’s lack of performance at the F1 Austrian GP

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…

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