According to two-time F1 champion Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin should examine whether the poorer performance in Australia was specific to the circuit or general. According to Alonso, the fact is that Aston Martin must improve in any case in order to compete with the competition.
Fernando Alonso finished the Australian GP in seventh place, but due to his twenty-second time penalty, Alonso was ultimately classified eighth. However, Alonso was helped in achieving his result by an ideal moment for him when there was a virtual safety car.
“Yes, it was clearly a very difficult weekend for us in terms of our speed,” Alonso looks back on the past race weekend. “During the race we were lucky with the moment of the virtual safety car due to Lewis Hamilton’s retirement, the pit stops were also very good. So thanks to strategy and a bit of luck we maximized the number of points.”
“However, we must not forget that our pace was not that good throughout the weekend.”
For Aston Martin it will now be examined whether the poorer performance was specific to the Albert Park circuit or not.
“I don’t know, we have to understand what causes it. Last year it was also a little less good in Australia, we have to improve.”