US EditionAlonso Describes Himself as "Unluckiest Driver" in the World After Imola Miss
- Fernando Alonso finished 11th at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix during the 2025 F1 season after starting fifth and running near the front at Imola.
- Alonso's team pitted early, then a late Virtual Safety Car allowed rivals to gain a tire advantage, causing Aston Martin's race to unravel and miss points.
- Aston Martin showed improved competitiveness with upgrades that helped both cars reach Q3 and fight for top positions before the setback.
- Alonso described himself as the world's "unluckiest driver" and stated, "The car was super today," but the Virtual Safety Car ended their chances for a top 6 or 7 finish.
- Aston Martin remain seventh in the Constructors' Championship with 14 points, four ahead of Racing Bulls, and look more competitive despite missing a double points score.
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«I am the driver with the worst luck in the world», Fernando Alonso exploded by radio during the last turns to the circuit of Imola . The Asturian saw how the possibility of entering the zone of points was missing because of the strategy chosen during virtual safety car and the subsequent wear of his tires in the final stretch of race, which relegated him to the eleventh square when he had proved to have the right rhythm to finish sixth or seven…
Fernando Alonso finished the Emilia-Romagna 2025 GP absolutely desperate. Despite qualifying fifth, thanks to the improvements introduced by Aston Martin, a very serious strategic error deprived the Asturian of the possibility of fighting for the podium. Instead, he had to settle for another eleventh position, and his patience was over. Alonso kept the fifth position at the exit, and waited crouching behind Lando Norris and George Russell, who w…
The Asturian suffered with hard tires after saving a stop with virtual safety car
Alonso sees silver lining in race undone by ‘pure bad luck’ at Imola
© XPB Phillip van Osten 20/05/2025 at 09:2120/05/2025 at 08:47 Fernando Alonso was left to lament “pure bad luck” at Imola as unfortunate circumstances conspired with Aston Martin’s strategy calls to deconstruct a race that initially offered the promise of a breakthrough for the Spaniard and his team. The two-time World Champion...
Fernando Alonso went up steeply in Imolan, but the race destroyed all Aston Martin's hopes for points. The Routinier built up his bitter negative series.
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