Fernando Alonso was left frustrated by Aston Martin’s strategy at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, where he accused them of throwing him to “the lions”. The two-time World Champion started the race in 10th but found himself in sixth by the end of the first sector on the first lap, following a chaotic opening
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Fernando Alonso slammed Aston Martin’s Singapore Grand Prix as a “race to forget”, after the outfit once again failed to show their early season pace. It’s been a difficult second half of the campaign so far for the Silverstone-based team, who were expecting the Marina Bay Circuit to work to their strengths. This wasn’t the
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Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack believes that Lance Stroll’s huge crash during qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix last weekend is proof that he’s committed to Formula 1, following recent criticism. Stroll endured one of the biggest shunts of the season at the death of Q1 last Saturday at the Marina Bay Circuit, where
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Lance Stroll miraculously walked away from a horror shunt at the final corner in the closing stages of Q1 at the Singapore Grand Prix, which led to a lengthy delay. The Canadian will be massively grateful for how advanced driver safety is these days, given that the accident happened at high-speed. Stroll was pushing extremely
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Fernando Alonso has been accused of killing a lizard during Free Practice 1 at the Singapore Grand Prix, after an onboard clip started to circulate on social media. FP1 at the Marina Bay Circuit was a yellow flag-fest, but not for drivers making mistakes. Instead, a yellow flag was flown in sector two several times
More1979 Formula 1 World Champion Jody Scheckter has insisted that whilst Fernando Alonso is “very good”, he’s not “as good” as the media says he is. Alonso is currently enjoying an excellent maiden campaign with Aston Martin, in what is his 20th season in the championship. The 42-year-old is showing that age is just a
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Fernando Alonso has downplayed suggestions that a driver can ‘build’ an F1 team, with the Spaniard putting Mercedes’ and Red Bull’s recent dominance down to regulation changes. The Aston Martin driver clearly isn’t a fan of the idea that drivers are responsible for improving a team, with him labelling the “building” theory as a myth.
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Reigning Formula 2 World Champion and Aston Martin reserve driver Felipe Drugovich could move to Alfa Romeo next season, to replace Zhou Guanyu. Whilst Valtteri Bottas is contracted to 2024 with the Hinwil-based team, Zhou currently doesn’t have a deal for next season. He’s certainly performed well enough to be offered an extension, with that
MoreAston Martin team principal Mike Krack has confirmed that Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll will both race for the team next season, ahead of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. Whilst there was no doubting that Alonso would remain with the side next season, there was some uncertainty over Stroll. Alonso has a multi-year contract which
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With the summer break having officially come to a close, Aston Martin have introduced a large upgrades package at this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, with the side targeting a strong second half of the season. Aston Martin have introduced upgrades to their floor and their diffuser, in a bid to help Fernando Alonso return to
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