On a circuit that doesn't suit them, the Aston Martins are still aiming for points

The shape ofAston Martin The AMR25's success in recent Grand Prix races is confirmed in Mexico. The AMR25 is a formidable machine on low-speed circuits, but it suffers more on fast tracks, as was the case at Spa-Francorchamps and Monza. In Mexico, however, apart from the very long pit straight, the need for top speed is hardly felt.

The high altitude (2,285m above sea level) limits the aerodynamic efficiency of the cars, however, and transforms the Autódromo Hermanos Rodriguez into an extremely fast track with limited downforce. This is why it is not very surprising not to have seen an Aston Martin in Q3 this Saturday, even if Fernando Alonso came close, with the 14th final time. The Spaniard is not surprised to have experienced difficulties, but more by the extent of them.

"It's a difficult weekend, we performed a little less than we expected, honestly.", he explained to the official website of the F1. "On paper, however, here and Vegas are two tracks where you'd expect to suffer a little more, and that's the case."

The two-time world champion, however, believes that points remain a realistic goal for the Silverstone team. Alonso knows, however, that he will first have to survive the bottleneck that is the first three corners of the circuit, after a very long pit straight.

"We'll see what we can do in the race. The start will be the main opportunity to seize if we want to score points. Anything can happen. There's a lot that happens in the first three corners usually, so we'll have to try to take advantage of it."

On the other side of the garage, Lance stroll was as verbose as usual... "I just didn't have any grip with the car. The car wasn't bad in FP3, but in qualifying it had no grip at all."

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