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Aston Martin are gearing up to announced the signing of legendary F1 car designer Adrian Newey but Fernando Alonso is not convinced he will be a silver bullet for the struggling team
Fernando Alonso has declared Aston Martin’s current struggles unacceptable and thinks it will take more than “one man” to get things moving in the right direction again.
The Spaniard cuts a frustrated figure these days after a dream start to his Aston Martin career. Alonso stood on the podium eight times in 2023 but, even as that season progressed, it was clear that the Silverstone-based squad was losing out in the development war.
The Spaniard cuts a frustrated figure these days after a dream start to his Aston Martin career. Alonso stood on the podium eight times in 2023 but, even as that season progressed, it was clear that the Silverstone-based squad was losing out in the development war.
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And 2024 has very much been more of the same. Aston Martin had the fifth-fastest car at the start of the year but ‘upgrades’ have not had the expected performance impact and even more teams have caught up as a result.
And after Alonso finished outside the points in Monza on Sunday, he admitted to feeling powerless now that other midfield teams seem to have moved past Aston. The 43-year-old said: “Nothing we can do – we are in our team’s hands, and I think Lance [Stroll] and myself, we’re trying to do the best we can every weekend.
