Aston Martin System One driver Fernando Alonso secured his greatest end of the season to date on the Dutch Grand Prix, crossing the end line in P9. Alonso scored two factors regardless of drivability points together with his AMR26 F1 automotive, saying he managed it as a result of he’s “an excellent driver.”
Aston Martin suffered from energy unit troubles within the first half of the season, and extreme vibrations made it tough for Alonso and his teammate Lance Stroll to drive the automotive. To deal with the issues, Honda, the group’s energy unit provider, launched an upgraded energy unit at Zandvoort.
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Nonetheless, there have been nonetheless some tough edges to clean out, as Alonso advised after free observe earlier within the race weekend. He spoke about how the engine continued to push additional even below braking, making it difficult to cease the automotive at instances.
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Might 23, 2026; Montreal, Quebec, CANADA; Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso (14) in the course of the dash race of the Lenovo Grand Prix Du Canada at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. Necessary Credit score: David Kirouac-Imagn Photos Credit score: IMAGN IMAGES through Reuters Join (Reuters)
Alonso was additionally the one driver on the grid who drove an extended stint in the course of the 72-lap race on the mushy tires and pitted solely as soon as, whereas most others stopped no less than two or 3 times. When requested in regards to the circumstances that led to the choice to cease as soon as, and the way he made it work, the Spaniard stated:
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“That was not the plan. I believe the plan was two stops, and, you already know, to go extra standard, however, yeah, we have to, generally, deviate slightly bit from what’s the regular issues. As we’re after we are in site visitors, we can not use our potential.
“We’re sooner within the corners than the folks in entrance of us; we’re slower on the straights, and we’re caught behind. So, as quickly as we’ve got free observe in entrance of us, we attempt to use it, even when it is not the optimum efficiency and the optimum technique, and it is what we did in the present day.”
Alonso then opened up about engine-related drivability points that made the race weekend tougher for him. He stated:
“On the engine, it is harder. I do not suppose we could be black and white on, you already know, if we’ve got extra energy or not. As, you already know, from the driving force’s aspect of issues, you modify circuit one month after the opposite race, so, yeah, tough. And on the drivability, has been a tough weekend, you already know. We wrestle with the downshift once more, and we wrestle with the engine braking nook to nook, so it was a difficult weekend on that regard.”
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Regardless of the percentages, Alonso managed to complete the race throughout the factors by pitting simply as soon as. Requested how he managed to try this, the 45-year-old driver stated:
“I am an excellent driver.”
Aston Martin has managed to attain solely three factors this season, with Alonso accounting for all of them.
