Fernando Alonso says Aston Martin’s latest improve bundle marks a “important step ahead” and has eased stress on the group 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 received off the mark but in 2025.
Poor technique value Alonso and Stroll factors at Imola.
Alonso was heading in the right direction for a prime eight end in Monte Carlo earlier than an engine subject.
With Adrian Newey becoming a member of the group for this 12 months and Lawrence Stroll, group 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 a bit of little bit of stress from the shoulders,” Alonso instructed media in Barcelona, the place Crash.web are within the paddock.
“The Imola bundle was a step ahead however we didn’t know the way a lot. We had been coming to Barcelona to reply that query and I believe the reply is optimistic.
“The reply is that it’s a big step ahead and the automotive might be within the combat for Q3s at the least on a standard race monitor, and that’s clearly a distinct story than pre-Miami.”
It appeared like Alonso was going to qualify larger than tenth.
After his preliminary run in Q3, Alonso was within the prime 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 far more in it,” Alonso added. “Whenever you’re into Q3 in a really brief lap inside one tenth you might be seventh or tenth. Sadly, we’re the third of that. Joyful. The entire weekend we’ve been within the prime 10 positions. Inall of the observe classes and in qualifying as properly.
“This was an actual check for us as a result of I believe 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 automotive higher since Imola. We can not neglect the place we got here from.
“In Miami, we had been in all probability the tenth quickest group. We completed 20 seconds behind Sauber within the race so undoubtedly some steps in the precise route.”
