Fernando Alonso has given a frank evaluation of his Aston Martin group’s efficiency within the Components 1 Spanish Grand Prix, and has referred to as on the group to speak much less and ship extra.
Alonso completed a disappointing twelfth in his dwelling race after solely qualifying in eleventh and pulled no punches in his post-race verdict saying the group “didn’t deserve to attain any level”.
It comes after a poor run for the two-time Components 1 world champion the place he has solely completed contained in the factors in one of many final 4 races.
When requested concerning the end in Barcelona, he mentioned: “I’m just a little bit disillusioned as a result of we did not rating any level.
“We deserved to not rating any level as a result of we did not have the tempo the entire weekend.
“Within the race, it was extraordinarily tough. If you slide a lot within the corners, additionally you kill the tyres. So you may have two issues.
“You do not have the tempo, plus you may have a variety of degradation. So all in all, it has been a really lengthy race for us. We have to get higher for us.”
Alonso pointed his finger at a scarcity of downforce on the AMR24 and warned that there can be extra ache to come back in Austria and Silverstone, including that the group has to cease making claims of enhancements and begin really displaying them on observe.
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin F1 Staff, waves to followers
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He mentioned: “It’s irritating however there’s nothing you are able to do now so that you begin considering in Austria instantly if you see the chequered flag and what you are able to do in another way.
“However I believe it is gonna be painful as effectively as a result of it has some traits of Barcelona, with the lengthy corners.
“It will be one other robust weekend, additionally in Silverstone, arguably.
“We can’t get too annoyed. It is time to work tougher, to speak much less, to ship extra. It is what we wish to do.”
A elementary flaw is Aston Martin’s failure to make incremental positive aspects with every arrange improve and Alonso says that should change.
He mentioned: “I am wanting ahead, however we have been upgrading the automobile quite a bit and we did not ship the outcomes.
“So now it is also a matter of no matter we convey to the observe, it does ship what we count on and we begin getting higher and higher.
“In order I mentioned, we have to work arduous, get higher each race, however with out an excessive amount of speaking or promising.”
When requested why the group has obtained it fallacious and the upgrades are usually not working, he added: “I am a driver, not a technician”.