Aston Martin is going through a critical moment, probably the most difficult since the team entered Formula 1 in 2021, and Fernando Alonso He no longer hides it. The Asturian pilot has finished 18th century in one sprint race that the Silverstone team did as a test.
At the end of the short race, Alonso clarified that Aston Martin still could not find the key and that the improvements introduced at the last grand prix had not worked. “We changed things in the car, but there are very few positive things. We didn’t have any pace all weekend and not in this sprint either.. We still have changes to make for the ranking and tomorrow it will rain again,” he said in a statement to ‘DAZN’.
“It’s been a difficult time. There were small miracles like in Baku or Singapore, I think now you can put into perspective how much of a miracle those results were. We went from fighting for the podium last year to last place, we have to try to improve. Tomorrow, if it rains, there could be another opportunity and another little miracle,” added the ’14’.
In fact, the two-time world champion made it clear that he doesn’t expect any improvement for the rest of 2024: “We have been eighth or ninth team for eight races and that is not going to change, in the next three we will also be in the queue.“.
“We have to accept that we lack rhythm, a miracle does not happen from one weekend to the next. We have to think about next year, but in the remaining races we have to take advantage of every opportunity,” concluded Fernando Alonso.
