Fernando Alonso says he has full faith in Aston Martin and owner Lawrence Stroll to 'fix things quicker' than other Formula 1 teams amid struggles to keep up in the development race.
Aston Martin came out of the blocks flying in 2023 with six podiums for the Spaniard across the first eight races. But as rivals Mercedes, Ferrari and in particular McLaren all made bigger gains over the past 12 months, Aston found it hard to keep up in the development race, sliding to fifth in the pecking order since then. While its progress on track is stalling, the Stroll-owned team is still in a build-up phase in its new Silverstone headquarters, with a new wind tunnel still on the way.
'So, now we need to focus on ourselves, get back there. 'Different to other teams, we have a great leader with Lawrence. We have not only the owner of the team, but also a very extremely competitive person behind. 'We will fix things quicker than other teams, I think, thanks to him.' Aston upgraded its car in Imola, but while the sentiment is that its new parts are working as intended, they have not necessarily made the car easier to balance or drive.
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