“Aston Martin is now only the 5th force on the field, according to Fernando Alonso.”
After a 9th place finish by Fernando Alonso in Hungary, the Spaniard believes that his team has become the 5th on the grid.
Fernando Alonso believes his team is the 5th team on the grid. The Aston Martins finished in 9th and 10th place during the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The green single-seaters finished behind the two Red Bulls, the McLarens, the Mercedes, and the Ferraris.
For double world champion Fernando Alonso, the result achieved in Hungary is the best that Lawrence Stroll’s team’s cars could achieve.
« I think we were not fast enough to challenge anyone in front, and we didn’t have any threats from behind. So three points, ninth and tenth, at best today. I think we struggled a bit in the last two races. I think in Silverstone, the safety car helped us finish seventh, which was slightly better than our pace,” the Spanish driver said after the Hungarian Grand Prix.
After 6 podium finishes in the first 8 races, Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin has slipped in the standings. « At Silverstone and today, ninth place probably corresponds to our pace. So yes, we are behind Mercedes, Red Bull, Ferrari, and McLaren, which is more or less what we saw in qualifying and what we saw in the race. » continues the former Alpine driver.
The driver is asking for better work from his team: “We need to see a lot of things, it’s up to us to understand a little better what the car is doing now compared to the beginning of the season, how many improvements we have made compared to our main competitors, and then understand the new tires as best as possible. They are the same for everyone, so we just have to do a better job.”
The double world champion in 2005 and 2006 is surprised by the qualifications of the latest Grand Prix. « In Austria, Hülkenberg and Haas were fourth in qualifying, which surprised all of us. At Silverstone, Williams was very fast, we were all surprised. Here, Alfa Romeo was very fast, we were all surprised, but then, in the race, everything balances out normally and the top teams finish at the front. And yes, we are just behind those leading teams. So, we must get back to the front of this group » declared the driver.
