During the past few weeks, Fernando Alonso He did not hesitate to criticize the performance of his Aston Martin, which scored only 10 points in the last six races. After another disappointment at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, the two-time world champion chose to bite his tongue so as not to upset the management leadership of the Silverstone team. “I can’t be completely honest, but I think all our competitors are improving a lot,” he explained about the AMR25’s performance decline throughout this weekend at Interlagos.
“Other teams are able to put everything together, and more of the same will happen in Qatar, where Friday will be our best day,” Alonso said with a mixture of sarcasm and resignation. His 14th place at the finish line, after losing the battle against the Racing Bulls, Haas or Williams, left him with a logically bad taste in his mouth. Above all because of the deteriorating performance of his car, which on Friday showed signs of success at the Autodromo José Carlos Pace circuit.
The Asturian finished fourth in the only free session (1:10.606), just 12 thousandths behind Nico Hulkenbergthird in the table. Late on Friday, the Asturian achieved fifth place in the Shoot From race to sprint. His SQ3 time (1:09.496) was just 25 hundredths behind. Lando Norrisauthor of The Pole. Moreover, during the second period of the session, he became faster (1:09.330), with a time that would have raised him to second place on the grid.
Not even with the strong
All those good predictions started to go wrong on Saturday, when Alonso did enough to hold off one of the Ferraris in the race. Sprint race. His sixth place at the finish line, which was worth three points, heralded a place in the third quarter in quality. However, this achievement once again remained elusive. Aston Martin did not know how to exploit its mistakes Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamiltonwere eliminated in the first quarter and second quarter, respectively. In fact, the AMR25 lost speed to four theoretically inferior opponents: Liam Lawson (bull race), Oliver Berman (Haas), Pierre Gasly (Alps) and Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber).
During the first two days, the green car’s performance seemed to be improved by using the medium tyres, which delivered better results over a single lap than the soft tyres. But this data did not convince the team’s strategists, who chose to play on equal footing. From the start, Alonso and Stroll played a tough game. It took a lot of work to get those tires up to temperature, which is why they struggled during two restarts, after the track started. Gabriel Bortoletto and Charles Leclerc.
“I dared to take a little risk. If we did the same thing as the others, we would probably finish behind them, so we tried something different. It didn’t work, but at least we tried,” Alonso admitted, shortly before describing a 14th place finish at the finish line as “disappointing.”
Alonso and Stroll during the pre-race presentation.
This same ruling has been shared before Lance outingpenultimate at the finish line, just before Yuki Tsunoda. “The hard tire didn’t work well for us either, but in the end it was down to the car’s lack of speed,” the Canadian admitted. During the race, the owner’s son left a useful conversation with Gary Gannon. “How’s your credit, Lance?” He asked his track engineer. “I won’t comment, there’s really nothing to say,” the pilot replied.
This frustration was also evident through Alonso’s radio. “Are we running against someone?” The man from Oviedo asked sarcastically, regarding the situation of the aforementioned Carlos Sainz and Lawson. “Where are they?” He insisted on a double win at Le Mans. After scoring just 10 points in the last six races, Fernando lost another place in the World Championship, this time to Oliver Berman.
Haas, just two points away
As for the World Constructors’ Championship, the outlook is still bleak for Aston Martin, whose seventh place is in danger ahead of Haas, which is now only two points behind (72-70). During the last two races, he led the team Ayao Komatsu He added 22 points, compared to only three for the British team.
For weeks, all efforts at the Silverstone factory have been focused on the 2026 World Cup. However, the remaining three races (Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi) may leave the team more affected. Mike CrackResponsible for runway operations. “We knew that today would not be easy and we lacked the rhythm to fight for points. We tried a different strategy, with long first laps on hard tyres, but we did not have the necessary speed,” summed up the Luxembourg driver, one of the players most upset within the team by Alonso’s caustic comments.
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