Alonso: “Words are useless until we show them through actions”

Fernando Alonso He finished 12th in the Spanish F1 GP, out of the points with a car where he again suffered on track due to the lack of grip it had, causing more tire wear. He didn’t have the rhythm in his car to maintain the 10th starting position, a place he felt was more than expected for yesterday’s classification on a track where he knew he would have to suffer, as he believed would happen in the following that race of Austria and Great Britain. Hope may lie in Hungary, where a package of evolutions should arrive that allows Aston Martin to jump. Alonso has confidence in the team as he makes sure that, unlike in previous months, they know exactly what they have to do to solve the problems with their car in order to be at the top. But when MD asked Fernando about Hungary, the Asturian preferred not to promise.

“Less promising and more talking. If in Hungary we are in the Top-5 I will answer you, and if in Hungary we are not in the points we have to work again,” the Asturian told this newspaper.

“It is difficult to drive the car because there is no grip. But we have to accept it. What we will not experience every Sunday is a continuous high if we fight for a good position or depression if we are not in the points,” he continued.

“You have to bring it a long distance race where you have to finish the year strong because the beginning of 2025 dictates you a little and unlike other moments last year and this year where we introduced improvements and they surprised us even worse when we put them in the car because we did not understand that they didn’t do what was expected, I think we have reached the point of understanding the reasons for many of those questions and now we have a certain confidence in what will happen in the future. But all these are useless words until we show them with facts, so it is better not to promise more and work more and show more,” he added to MD.

AUSTRIA AND SILVERSTONE

“I don’t expect anything and I expect a mini funeral every press conference (laughs). Because we do everything we can and we are not happy, let’s be clear. We are not going to say that we are happy to be here outside the points, but let’s take it pragmatically and we will learn lessons for the future.

REFLECTION ON ASTON MARTIN AND THE OTHER APPLICANTS

“There is only one happy here, which is Verstappen. Norris has improved a lot, but he has not won the race. Mercedes has taken a step forward, but they are light years away from Red Bull or from fighting for the championship.. Ferrari is a super team but they are not on the podium yet. I hope you can walk before you can run . So let’s go slowly.”

THE CAREER IS COMPLICATED

“The race adds a little value to yesterday’s time trial, which we already said we have to be very happy to start from 11th place, because we believe we will fight for Q1 and in the race we saw that . was more than our position We suffered all weekend and we knew it was going to be a difficult circuit It was like that in every practice and also in the race when you don’t have grip there is more wear and tear and it’s a spiral you can’t get away from it: you don’t have the rhythm and on top of that you wear out the tires, so it’s been a very long race for us.

NO IMPROVEMENTS IN AUSTRIA AND SILVERSTONE

“Are there improvements in the next two races? There are no improvements. It is what it is. Hopefully it’s another sport where you put more energy or desire and things change. It depends on the circuit and the characteristics , yes it can change the order of the grid a bit, but it is what it is you have to strain your teeth for some races, maybe even like today, fighting for points or no ones points, but hey, learning important things about the car and when better times come try to enjoy them and not make any mistakes when they come.

NO SCORE AGAINST HIS FANS, AT HOME

“You feel bad for them because you want to make them happy. They have been showing you unconditional support since Thursday and until now. On the lap back to the pit, even though there was no scoring, it was like a party in all the stands because they enjoyed themselves and I hope we can come back stronger next year and that the rest of the year, even on television, you can enjoy that too .”