Resigned to the idea of ​​fighting against the Top Teams, Alonso is already setting his sights on 2025

Tired, resigned, disappointed, Fernando Alonso ? The Spaniard did not have a very happy start to school at Zandvoort. Distanced by the four Top Teams which are Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari et Mercedes, Aston Martin play in a “no man’s land” in the middle of the pack.

In the Netherlands, Fernando Alonso could not do better than 10th place, a finishing position which confirms the gloomy dynamics of the British team (16 points over the last six Grands Prix). The double world champion was even beaten byAlpine de Pierre Gasly Sunday. The podium won a year earlier in Zandvoort already seems very far away.

“The top four teams seem to be in another league and we are fighting for 9th and 10th place, said Fernando Alonso after the Dutch Grand Prix. Today was 10th place, Pierre was a little faster than us throughout the race. It was a difficult race for us, we didn't have the pace, we weren't comfortable, so we have to improve. »

Alonso sees “ seven teams faster » that Aston Martin

If Aston Martin is rather comfortable in qualifying, with a double passage in Q3 last Saturday, the AMR24 loses ground on Sunday with a lower race pace than its opponents. According to Fernando Alonso, the observation is as follows: “there are seven faster teams” than Aston Martin on the grid.

“We just need to understand the car, get data to feed back to the factory and improve for next year, continued the Bull of Asturias who, barely halfway through the season, is already focusing on the next one in 2025. Realistically, this year, with nine or ten races remaining, there are not many opportunities to close the gap to the top four teams, so everything is done with an eye on the project of the year next. »

Behind the scenes, this project is taking shape with the recent recruitment ofAndy cowell et Henry Cardile among the Greens, while waiting for the potential arrival of Adrian Newey to form a shock team among the engineers, with the ambition of winning the title in 2026. Enough to bring (a little) smile back to Fernando Alonso?

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