Twelfth at the finish of the Spanish Grand Prix, double world champion Fernando Alonso did not have a smooth weekend in front of his home crowd at the wheel of an Aston Martin lacking in performance and the Spaniard expects expect this trend to continue over the next few rounds.
Qualified eleventh on the starting grid for the Spanish Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso suffered from “strong degradation” of the tires this Sunday in the race. The Aston Martin driver will finally cross the finish line in twelfth place for his home race and could not hide his disappointment this Sunday evening.
“It was disappointing not to score any points this weekend in front of our home fans. » Alonso said after the tenth round of the season arrived.
“All weekend we struggled with our pace and we suffered from heavy tire degradation in today’s race. »
“It may be difficult over the next few race weekends, but we are going to put our heads down, work even harder and look to improve. We have Austria next weekend and then the team’s home race at Silverstone. »
After the Spanish Grand Prix, the Aston Martin team occupies fifth place in the constructors’ world championship with 58 points scored since the start of the year, 93 less than Mercedes.
