Alonso and the Aston Martin crisis
Two GPs, four retirements, zero points. The numbers are merciless for theAston Martin and for its riders, and they tell of a start to the season far removed from Lawrence Stroll’s triumphalist expectations. The Canadian made a serious mistake by signing a power unit supply agreement with Honda without ascertaining the actual number know-how of the Japanese and the help they could give on the 2026 engines.
Fernando also pays for this error of judgment Alonsowhich had bet on the new technical cycle and now finds itself with a very poor package. And above all he doesn’t know how long it will take to have a competitive car. The two-time world champion, meanwhile, works with the utmost professionalism and also in China was the protagonist of a great start, overtaking five drivers on the first lap (from 18th to tenth, but the McLarens and Gabriel Bortoleto did not start). For Alonso, it is the only moment of the match in which the competition is fair.
Alonso’s words
“Departures are a time when we all have the same battery availablewe are all pumped up to the max“, this is his comment to Dazn. “The car started well and the first lap is more a matter of instinct, and It has nothing to do with the Batteries World Championship that we have at the moment“.
The stab at Honda
Also in Shanghai, the Aston Martin driver began to lose patience with the Japanese engine engineers, calling for improvements in the performance of the power unit and the resolution of the vibration problem, which forced him to retire in China: “I will prepare as always, but Honda does its duty“And in two weeks the Suzuka appointment arrives, where Nando humiliated the Japanese with the iconic radio team”GP2 engine” at the time of his second stint with McLaren.
