Still, the two-time F1 world champion insisted this underperformance had nothing to do with the decision to entrust Newey with more responsibilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I don’t think so,\u201d Alonso said of poor results potentially influencing the decision. \u201c2025 is a challenging season for us, no doubts. But to be honest, this is not removing the long-term view of the team. The situation we are in is what it is. We are fighting for just the last few points in some races and we are not happy with that. But this is not really influencing any decision or any big change in the team.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin F1 Team, hugs Lawrence Stroll, Owner, Aston Martin F1 Team, on the grid<\/p>\n
Photo by: Zak Mauger \/ Motorsport Images<\/p>\n
Alonso wasn\u2019t caught unawares by this management reshuffle, explaining that Stroll regularly discussed it with him.<\/p>\n
\u201cLawrence is talking to us regularly, once a week on the phone, and when he comes to the races, every day we have lunch or dinner together,\u201d the Spaniard revealed. \u201cSo we are always in the loop, let’s say, on what Lawrence thinks. [He] asks opinions on what will be best for the team, what is missing. So we are very involved always on everything that they are thinking.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, we don’t have any power of decisions, but they keep us informed. So this was slowly coming up, that Lawrence was thinking about this thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
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