{"id":46952,"date":"2025-08-05T11:54:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T11:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/46952\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T11:54:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T11:54:12","slug":"why-fernando-alonso-is-concerned-by-aston-martin-resurgence-at-f1-hungarian-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/46952\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Fernando Alonso is ‘concerned’ by Aston Martin resurgence at F1 Hungarian GP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fernando Alonso<\/a> revealed why it is \u201cconcerning\u201d that Aston Martin<\/a> was able to produce such a competitive performance at Formula 1<\/a>\u2018s Hungarian Grand Prix<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Silverstone-based squad sprang a surprise at the Hungaroring, with Alonso taking fifth place, followed closely by team-mate Lance Stroll, finishing seventh.<\/p>\n

The AMR25\u2019s performance was a total contrast to that of its previous outing at Spa, where both cars were down and out for the whole weekend.<\/p>\n

Alonso explained that he, at one point, believed a podium was on the cards, but whilst it failed to transpire, still appeared delighted by the result.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it couldn\u2019t have gone any better than this, obviously,\u201d he told media including Motorsport Week.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomeone told me that the two McLarens were very close to each other at one point. That would have been even better, but it didn\u2019t happen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBut yeah, apart from that, I think we maximised the performance of the car yesterday in quali and today in the race.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cNot much more to do on our side. The biggest threat was the two stops, but then he had some traffic, and at the end we were a little bit more relaxed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Spaniard also revealed that he did not spend too much time battling Mercedes\u2019 George Russell before pitting during the race, opting to think of the long run.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, before my pitstop I didn\u2019t want to lose much time,\u201d he explained. \u201cI wanted him to overtake me on the main straight, not into Turn 2, because then we both lose a lot of time.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I said I will defend this straight and maybe in the next lap I let him go.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"FernandoFernando Alonso headed an Aston Martin double points finish<\/p>\n

Alonso speculates Aston Martin improvement<\/p>\n

Alonso was shocked by how competitive the AMR25 was around the Hungaroring, saying after qualifying that \u201cthe layout, the characteristics of the circuit, is suiting our car, apparently.\u201d<\/p>\n

The team brought what was described as \u201cmore aggressive\u201d<\/a> design of its front wing flap, an addition to its front nose upgrade for Spa, which seemed to make no positive impact.<\/p>\n

The 44-year-old repeated this astonishment, conveying his obvious happiness with the result, but also stated his concern as to why.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a surprise, definitely,\u201d he expressed.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s a nice surprise.\u00a0The good thing is that we were competitive and we were fast.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe concerning thing is that we don\u2019t know why.\u00a0In a way, we need this week at the factory to analyse exactly what are the differences between Spa and Hungary, what are the differences on the car as well, on the setup, on the aero devices that we were racing with.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe main thing for us was the front wing that was new this weekend. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf that front wing gives us that much of performance, that\u2019s very good news, but I think that has to be understood at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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