Alonso and the mystery before the start at Silverstone: “The car stalled on the formation lap”

Darkness at home too On the eve of last weekend at Silverstone, in Aston Martin’s home GP, the aerodynamic genius Adrian Newey confessed the problems that had emerged at the beginning of the season, the same ones that then gave rise to a strong crisis for the British team. Since the first round in Australia, this has never subsided, except for a single point obtained by Alonso in Monaco. Stopped on the reconnaissance lap The Spaniard himself, in England, finished the race in 18th place, one lap behind the winner Charles Leclerc, but his GP, at first, seemed to end even before the start: “The car stopped during the formation lap and I managed to restart it, but we have to investigate and understand what happened. In the race we stopped twice and tried to learn as much as possible to contribute to the development of this car. We are all working well together and we hope to see improvements in the second half of the year.” Summer hopes Important progress which, as indicated by Honda’s Head of Engineering, Shintaro Orihara, will arrive with a power unit for the Dutch Grand Prix, but before that with a significant package of updates from Aston Martin expected for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Both Alonso and his teammate Lance Stroll, 19th at Silverstone, are hoping for these steps forward: “We have the necessary information and we know where we need to improve, so these weekends it’s just a matter of being patient and waiting for the updates to arrive. During the race we had a lot of understeer and a very unpredictable car, so it’s difficult with the limits of the track. I always try to give my best and hope that things improve soon.”

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2026-07-07 13:00:00