2026 Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team

[alonsofan]

The Samurai delivers a flawless drive. Pristine

[SSJ4]

LETS GO. imagine if we had a good qualy. Unreal drive from Alonso.

[diffuser]

With a 10 lap tyre delta on new softs. I would trust Alonso and his racecraft to find a way.

At a track that is notoriously hard to pass with HP deficit?

I think you're a little too ambitious.

Let's see

He didn't pitt under the VSC, so how can we see ?

[F1doc]

I think that's the most I've cheered for p9. The first proper points finish on merit this season. I don't count Monaco as that was achieved post-penalty.

[NAPI10]

Car is kind on tires n that’s a great characteristic to have.If Honda can bring more power ,we will have interesting 2nd half of the season.

[Kamel]

Good job Fernando, good strategy. Tire deg is unreal

[GoranF1]

Very very poor job by Fernando race engineer, he had no clue up until now that he is in genuine fight for points until he asked himself....terrible job by engineer.

He being Alonso had no clue. the engineer knew.

Alonso:
Ok I need some race info, I don't know if I am first or last or what?!

[Bill]

the pu is not bad he could hold gasly for longer

[GoranF1]

Honda did a good job in terms of race pace, needs to work on qualifying.

[alonsofan]

To score 2 points on a power heavy track is quite good.

[TyreSlip]

Cause if he pitted he would have come out behind Gasly and TSU.

With a 10 lap tyre delta on new softs. I would trust Alonso and his racecraft to find a way.

At a track that is notoriously hard to pass with HP deficit?

I think you're a little too ambitious.

Alonso was killing them in turns 9 and 10. With 10 lap fresher softs, I think he would have done wonders like he did in those corners yesterday in the sprint.

Happy Alonso still held on at the end, but I think he would have had the same result on fresh softs.

[vas_04614]

Feels nice, well done by ALO. Looks like PU is improvement in race pace.

[TyreSlip]

Car is kind on tires n that’s a great characteristic to have.If Honda can bring more power ,we will have interesting 2nd half of the season.

Alonso did a lot to help that by keeping a gap to Ocon and not sliding off turn 11 like most other drivers. I think Stroll was managing too, but he pitted early for some reason.

[diffuser]

LETS GO. imagine if we had a good qualy. Unreal drive from Alonso.

It wouldn't have made much of a difference. Alonso got lucky with the two VSCs, and Gasly and TSU getting stuck behind Sainz after they pitted. Otherwise, they would have been up on Alonso about 10 laps earlier. He might have had to pit earlier from the softs, and the hard tires would have been more worn. It would have changed the whole race.

So yes, let's take the 9th place, but remember that the pace advantage over Alpine and Racing Bulls came mainly from Sainz holding them up.

[SchuMassa]

Chris Cronin made a huge mistake by telling Alonso not to pit.

Time for an apology