Fernando Alonso says Aston Martin ‘doesn’t deserve factors’ in System 1’s Mexico Grand Prix, having certified in 14th with team-mate Lance Stroll down in nineteenth.
As has usually been the case this season, Aston Martin did nicely in free observe – with each Alonso and Stroll within the high 10 in FP2 – however did not translate that tempo into outcomes when it got here to aggressive periods.
Stroll lamented the truth that the AMR25 “typically goes backwards all through the weekend”, including: “I’ve no grip, no grip. It’s type of what occurs rather a lot. There’s good grip within the observe, and you then come into qualifying and there’s simply no grip.”
Alonso wholeheartedly agreed, although he felt that barely poorer Friday type than normal didn’t bode nicely. He branded Aston “gradual the entire weekend” and expressed hope that Adrian Newey will discover options sooner or later after becoming a member of the Silverstone-based outfit again in March.
“On Friday, usually we’re P3, P5,” the two-time world champion identified. “So, after I was solely P8 yesterday, I knew that it may very well be a troublesome weekend.
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin Racing
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“We knew Mexico and Vegas on paper are the worst tracks for us and, sadly, we confirmed it. Mexico has been at all times like that, sadly. We have been final, I feel, in 2023, final in 2024, and now we’re struggling in 2025,” Alonso added considerably hyperbolically, having certified thirteenth in each earlier Mexico occasions.
“So there’s something that also we did not perceive from this place. Let’s examine subsequent 12 months if Adrian understands extra.”
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Within the meantime, Alonso will likely be “aggressive” on a primary lap that he believes will likely be key within the battle for the points-scoring positions – which Aston Martin admittedly is unlikely to bother.
“It will be powerful, I feel, with none anomaly within the race,” he conceded. “I feel we do not deserve the factors as a result of we aren’t within the tempo of the highest 10.
“The primary three corners are fairly tight. Positively too slim for 20 vehicles. So, let’s have a look at how we undergo the primary chicane, after which if there’s something to achieve there and battle for the factors, we’ll give all of it.”
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