Fernando Alonso says Aston Martin’s latest improve package deal marks a “important step ahead” and has eased strain on the staff after a tough begin to the F1 season.
Aston Martin have endured a tough begin to the 2025 F1 season.
Whereas Lance Stroll was capable of safe 14 factors within the opening two races, Aston Martin had been one of many slowest groups within the first a part of the season.
An improve launched on the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix has seen Aston Martin transfer up the pecking order, even when they’ve not been capable of rating factors.
Remarkably, Alonso hasn’t obtained off the mark but in 2025.
Poor technique value Alonso and Stroll factors at Imola.
Alonso was heading in the right direction for a high eight end in Monte Carlo earlier than an engine difficulty.
With Adrian Newey becoming a member of the staff for this 12 months and Lawrence Stroll, staff proprietor, investing closely, expectations are excessive for the Silverstone-based outfit.
Talking after qualifying tenth for his house race in Barcelona, Alonso spoke positively about Aston Martin’s latest progress.
“It relieves somewhat little bit of strain from the shoulders,” Alonso instructed media in Barcelona, the place Crash.web are within the paddock.
“The Imola package deal was a step ahead however we didn’t understand how a lot. We had been coming to Barcelona to reply that query and I feel the reply is optimistic.
“The reply is that it’s a big step ahead and the automobile could be within the struggle for Q3s no less than on a traditional race observe, and that’s clearly a special story than pre-Miami.”
It regarded like Alonso was going to qualify increased than tenth.
After his preliminary run in Q3, Alonso was within the high 5 earlier than dropping the order.
Like Charles Leclerc, Alonso had only one set of tyres remaining for the ultimate a part of qualifying.
“There was not way more in it,” Alonso added. “While you’re into Q3 in a really quick lap inside one tenth you could be seventh or tenth. Sadly, we’re the third of that. Pleased. The entire weekend we’ve been within the high 10 positions. Inall of the observe classes and in qualifying as effectively.
“This was an actual check for us as a result of I feel at Imola we used the medium tyres. In Monaco, it’s such a particular place. Barcelona – the reality will come out in Barcelona and the reality is we’ve made the automobile higher since Imola. We can’t neglect the place we got here from.
“In Miami, we had been most likely the tenth quickest staff. We completed 20 seconds behind Sauber within the race so positively some steps in the precise course.”
