Fernando Alonso has wanted to keep his feet on the ground after a start to the season that has not lived up to the expectations generated at Aston Martin. The Asturian acknowledges that the team is far from the front and that any significant improvement to the AMR26 will have to wait. The two-time champion's calm contrasts with the urgency in the garage, but he insists that the real leap will not come until after the summer.
The development ceiling: a car that can't find its way 🏎️
The first races have exposed the shortcomings of the AMR26, especially in slow corners and tire management. The Silverstone team has chosen not to force premature upgrade packages, aware that the current development direction is not delivering the expected gains. The decision to freeze the car's evolution until September aims to find a more solid base solution, even if this means sacrificing short-term results and accepting that the midfield will be the ceiling for months.
Alonso's patience: between coffee and waiting for a miracle ☕
While Lawrence Stroll dreams of podiums, Fernando Alonso has become the paddock philosopher. He says that everything will come, that we must be patient and that summer is long. The bad thing is that, with this car, summer seems like an eternity. Hopefully the new aerodynamic package arrives before the Asturian gets gray hairs from waiting so long sitting in the garage.