Alonso believes Aston Martin is the fifth-fastest F1 team following the Hungarian GP, and says ninth place was a realistic target in recent races.
"Yeah, I think so," he said when asked if the Hungarian result was the best he could have achieved.
"I think the last two races we are struggling a little bit. I think in Silverstone the safety car helped us in a way to finish seventh, which was a little bit better than our pace. Alonso admitted that he was surprised that the pecking order was so consistent over two very different tracks. "We need to see many things, it's up to us to understand a little bit better what is the car doing now compared to the beginning of the season, how many upgrades we brought compared to our main competitors, and then understanding the new tyres the best.Asked if Aston was simply losing out in the development race, Alonso said the true situation wasn't clear.
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