For several Grands Prix, Aston Martin has been in significant loss of power, definitively achieving a 2024 season very far from the good performances signed during the 2023 season. For the Brazilian Grand Prix, after an eventful qualifying session, Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll brings the British team’s two single-seaters into Q3.
“My back hurts excruciatingly”
But by crashing during these same qualifications and with a Grand Prix in the wake following disruptions linked to rain, the mechanics had work between the two deadlines to put the cars back in place, ready to take the start of this Brazilian sleeve. Hard work rewarded by the presence of the two cars on the starting grid, repaired on time.
Efforts ultimately in vain on the side of Lance Stroll’s mechanics, the Canadian abandoning the race before the start, after his big mistake in the formation lap. Fernando Alonso was no more successful during the long, lively race, multiplying errors, leading him to 14th place, out of the points.
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At the finish of the race, the Spanish driver explained on his radio why he finished at the end, with an additional difficulty. “I am finishing this race to salute the work of the mechanics. But, honestly… My back hurts excruciatingly, it’s not normal to bounce around so much on the track. » A nice gesture, not rewarded with a point for his team.
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