Aston Martin took a big risk American GP By launching new and important evolution packages during the sprint weekend, you have one free practice session to understand the new parts and find the appropriate configuration. Moreover, they had to do it on a track full of potholes, and it was very difficult to find the ideal height of the car. This set of difficulties was compounded by the poor assembly of the cars from parts that arrived so tightly that the brakes of both cars overheated during that crucial session, Free Practice 1. Did. Stroll barely rode and Alonso only played 30 minutes in FP1.too little.

Aston Martin did not have the data it needed to find the key to classification and setting up the car for sprint day. We failed because we didn’t have time to use these new features on the track. So before Sunday’s race, we prioritized data collection and approached the race as a pure test. They broke into parc fermé and compared packages.Alonso is Walk with Qatar It’s new, but it’s set up differently than the previous day.

And the results were very positive.Stroll came out of the pit lane and finished in 9th place.. Alonso also started from the pit lane and could have finished in 8th place had there been no damage to the bottom of his car.His car had to be abandoned at the last stage.

So the feeling when Aston Martin left the team was the team’s reaction to the delicate moments, how well they were able to take advantage of Sunday with a good set-up, good rhythm, and a lot of data to use to understand the new car. They were positive about what they had collected. Weapons and their optimization. Mexico should try harder. According to Alonso himself, Sunday’s race in Austin was more of an “FP0 in Mexico,” a perfect training session in preparation for this weekend’s event.

Alonso optimistic about post-race and reaction

“It was a super race. If I had started from the pit lane, I definitely would have finished 8th and 9th (9th with Stroll). So what we experienced in today’s race was a slightly different story than the other two days of the weekend. The car’s pace was much better and I was able to easily overtake the middle zone and was also closing in on Russell. So I think that was good news. It’s unfortunate that I had to retire,” Alonso said on DAZN F1.

“We’ll have to analyze it. We got a new car all weekend. On Saturday, we raced in a new car (sprint race), but this Sunday Lance raced with a new car and a different setup, and I raced with an old car and a familiar setup. Therefore, from now on we will put everything on the table and draw conclusions,” the Asturian added after the US meeting.

“After a difficult weekend, I wanted to leave Austin at least knowing the clear conclusion Mexico faces and today’s race is ‘FP0’ (free practice 0) to head into FP1 with Mexico ready It was something like. But it was FP0 that was more competitive than the rest of the weekend. So it’s good news, at least in that sense. ”Fernando concluded:

More news?

According to BBC journalist Ted Kravitz, Aston Martin is set to bring further evolution to the Mexican Grand Prix after the premiere of its new improved package in Austin. “They will improve even more in Mexico and understand the evolution for a better Mexican Grand Prix.”highlighted reporters after the F1 American Grand Prix.