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...
Aston Martin Formula 1 performance director Tom McCullough says that the bumpy nature of the resurfaced Interlagos track contributed to “a difficult race” for the Silverstone team. Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll both crashed in Sunday morning’s wet qualifying...
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...
Aston Martin Formula 1 team principal Mike Krack has cautioned that the Silverstone outfit has to remain on its toes and cannot take its current fifth place in the World Championship for granted. The team has a 40-point advantage over Haas, but the US-owned team has...
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...
Aston Martin boss Mike Krack admits that Formula 1 is no longer mainly about chasing downforce but also about finding a stable platform that teams can build upon. McLaren has made a point this year of bringing relatively few major upgrades and instead focussing on...
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 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,...
Fernando Alonso believes that the Belgian GP will be a step “into the unknown” for all teams and drivers given the limited preparation time. Having qualified ninth the Spaniard is hoping that a higher downforce level than some of Aston Martin’s immediate rivals will...
Fernando Alonso says that his Aston Martin Formula 1 team is “a little bit more calm” after the upgrades introduced for the AMR24 worked successfully. This season the Silverstone team has struggled to get performance out of the car, and earlier upgrades haven’t always...
