Alonso revealed after the Floridan round that Aston wasn\u2019t going to introduce any upgrades until the summer, due to the outfit\u2019s deficit to its rivals.<\/p>\n
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This has been confirmed by other team members in Montreal where, for the second time in a row, the AMR26 wasn\u2019t updated \u2013 it is the only unchanged car relative to the Japanese GP specifications from March.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are modifications on the car, but there is not this kind of modifications that you expect from a big list of upgrades that are being disclosed on Friday morning. These parts will come around the summer,\u201d chief trackside officer Mike Krack said. \u201cSo, for the moment, it is detailed changes in several areas that are not so visible, but that will help us to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have an upgrade for Spa or the one after Spa, I don\u2019t know which one, Zandvoort?\u201d Lance Stroll<\/a> added, with this tentative window ranging from the Belgian GP on 16-19 July to the Dutch GP on 20-23 August, with Hungary in between.<\/p>\n \u201cIs it going to be enough to fight for the front? No. But these things don\u2019t happen overnight. Everyone\u2019s pushing as hard as possible and we\u2019re doing everything we can to bring as much lap time to the car as quickly as we can.\u201d<\/p>\n Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin Racing<\/p>\n Photo by: Sam Bloxham \/ LAT Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n In the meantime, Alonso has made it clear that \u201cfrustration\u201d needed to be managed within the squad; as far as he\u2019s concerned, the two-time F1 world champion is \u201cat peace\u201d with the decision.<\/p>\n \u201cI’m at peace because I understand the situation,\u201d he said after the Miami race. \u201cThe team explained to me that we are P20 or P19 and the next car is one second in front, so even if we bring two tenths every race, it doesn’t change our position \u2013 and it’s a huge stress in the system, in the budget cap and things like that.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, until we have a 1.5s or two-second improvement, it’s better not to press the button in production, because we waste money.\u201d<\/p>\n Even without official upgrades, sprint qualifying marked clear progress in Montreal, with Alonso up to 14th in SQ1 \u2013 ahead of Audi<\/a>\u2019s Gabriel Bortoleto<\/a>, Haas\u2019 Oliver Bearman<\/a> and Alpine<\/a>\u2019s Pierre Gasly<\/a>.<\/p>\n Additional reporting by Stuart Codling and Ronald Vording<\/p>\n Read Also:<\/p>\n We want to hear from you!<\/p>\n Let us know what you would like to see from us in the future.<\/p>\n![\"Fernando](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779547750_211_fernando-alonso-aston-martin-r.jpg\")
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