US EditionRevealed: Aston Martin's F1 Issue Forcing Fernando Alonso to “Invent” Overtakes
- Fernando Alonso scored his first points of the 2025 F1 season at the Spanish Grand Prix, held at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, driving for Aston Martin Racing.
- Aston Martin's midfield performance struggles stem from a lack of straightline speed and an underbalanced car with excessive understeer affecting race pace and tyre degradation.
- Alonso has resorted to unusual overtaking maneuvers, making three passes on the outside of Turn 3, a non-typical overtaking spot, since his car lacks effective DRS straightline performance.
- Alonso noted that their car was slower on the straights, which caused them to fall behind significantly, and stressed the importance of enhancing both their straight-line velocity and tyre durability.
- Despite development efforts, Aston Martin remains ninth in the constructors’ standings, highlighting ongoing challenges in translating upgrades into consistent race gains.
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Alonso's heroics are masking this Aston Martin overtaking problem
Fernando Alonso wants Aston Martin to sort out its lack of straightline speed in Formula 1, so he can stop needing to “invent” bold places to overtake.The Spaniard secured his first points of the season at last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix after a frenetic recovery drive following a trip through the gravel trap early on.But after grabbing attention with some bold overtaking action around the outside of Turn 3 in Spain – which included an early s…
Alonso was expecting more despite first points of the season at F1 Spanish GP
Fernando Alonso has endured a stuttering start to the season with Aston Martin but finally delivered his first points of the year at the F1 Spanish GP. The two-time World Champion crashed out of the first round in Australia in the rain and retired in Monaco as his Mercedes engine expired. Alonso drove to ninth... The post Alonso was expecting more despite first points of the season at F1 Spanish GP appeared first on Motorsport
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