Fernando Alonso has blamed the power issues he had in the Qatar GP on his Aston Martin AMR24 being "confused." Despite complaining about a lack of speed at points the Spaniard drove a strong race and took advantage of problems for others to secure seventh place. It...
Fernando Alonso was left frustrated in Las Vegas after being edged out of the points by Sergio Perez in the closing laps. Having started only 16th the Alonso driver was running 10th behind Nico Hulkenberg and Yuki Tsunoda when Perez demoted him. The Aston Martin has...
Fernando Alonso believes that low track temperatures at the Formula 1 Las Vegas GP should give his Aston Martin team a boost this weekend. The AMR24 has been very good at getting temperature into its tyres, which helps to explains why Alonso has often performed better...
Fernando Alonso had to overcome a painful back and brake issues to bring his Aston Martin AMR24 home in 14th place after a difficult Sao Paulo GP. At one stage he reported on team radio that he wanted to finish the race as a thank you to the mechanics for their...
Fernando Alonso says it was “destiny” to retire from his 400th Formula 1 race in Mexico City with overheating brakes after his unique milestone put him in the spotlight all weekend. The Aston Martin driver suffered with soaring front left brake temperatures after a...
Fernando Alonso has downplayed the significance of Aston Martin’s update package for the Formula 1 US GP and suggested that new parts won’t be a “game changer” for any team. The Spaniard suggested that at this stage of the season it will be hard for any teams to find...
Aston Martin Formula 1 boss Mike Krack says that Fernando Alonso beat the team’s own pre-race simulations by finishing in eighth place in the Singapore GP. He also stressed that the team shouldn’t get too excited by Alonso’s recent results given that the main...
Fernando Alonso says his eighth place for Aston Martin in the Singapore GP was “better than our best dreams,” while stressing that the team has to “raise the level.” Alonso qualified seventh at the Marina Bay track, helped by problems for Charles Leclerc and Carlos...
Fernando Alonso believes that scoring points in Singapore “will be a miracle” for his Aston Martin Formula 1 team. Alonso is adamant that the Silverstone outfit has only the seventh fastest car at the moment, with Haas and Williams having joined the top four in front....
Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack hopes that the Silverstone outfit doesn’t get into a routine of experimenting with different AMR24 floors on race weekends in search of a track specific benefit. In Baku the team tried different options and went back to an...
Fernando Alonso earned a valuable sixth place for his Aston Martin Formula 1 team on an “opportunistic Sunday” in Baku having taking advantage of the late collision between Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz. The Spaniard had already put himself in the best of the rest...
Fernando Alonso is confident that his Aston Martin Formula 1 team’s choice of a low downforce spec for Baku will be provide an advantage in Sunday’s race. Alonso, who qualified eighth and best of the rest behind the cars from the top four teams, says that a similar...
Fernando Alonso admits that it was “painful” to miss the points in Monza after stopping twice when his immediate rivals were able to make a one-stop work. From 11th on the grid the Aston Martin driver passed Nico Hulkenberg at the start, and then got ahead of Alex...
Aston Martin Formula 1 boss Mike Krack admits that the AMR24 “is not good enough” after another disappointing weekend in Zandvoort. Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll started seventh and eighth, but they both lost out to Pierre Gasly on the first lap. While Alonso...
Fernando Alonso admits that Aston Martin can only expect to be the fifth best Formula 1 team for the remainder of 2024 – and instead he has switched his focus to preparing for next season. The Silverstone outfit has had a difficult year in comparison to 2023, and is...
Fernando Alonso says Aston Martin’s call to stop him only once in the Belgian GP was not planned – and it needed “a little bit of luck” to work. Alonso was one of only five drivers to stop only once, along with original race winner George Russell, Kevin Magnussen,...
