Talking on the FIA Press Convention on Thursday, Fernando Alonso did his greatest to handle expectations for Aston Martin on the Hungarian Grand Prix. All through a number of prolonged solutions, the veteran driver outlined how the crew has been scuffling with an inconsistent challenger, and the way these struggles have impacted decision-making all through the season.
Whereas the crew introduced a number of upgrades to the Hungarian Grand Prix, early returns aren’t precisely constructive. Lance Stroll completed the primary apply session in P9, whereas Alonso was down in P13.
Throughout the session, Alonso supplied some extra suggestions, however stored his description quick and to the purpose.
“Pfft …. good luck,” supplied Alonso when requested what recommendation he would have for Stroll relating to coping with the upgraded automotive’s stability:
Past the inconsistency the crew has seen from the AMR24 this yr, Aston Martin faces one other problem this week within the climate. Hungary, like all of Central Europe, is coping with excessive temperatures as a warmth wave is slowly subsiding. Throughout his prolonged solutions on Thursday Alonso famous that the British Grand Prix — with the cooler temperatures at Silverstone — helped their efficiency.
However when issues had been hotter in Barcelona through the Spanish Grand Prix, they struggled.
That might result in extra struggles this weekend for the crew.
Good luck, certainly.
