Fernando Alonso Slams Aston Martin: ‘No Points Deserved’ at F1 Mexico GP

Fernando Alonso criticised Aston Martin after Mexico City qualifying, where practice promise faded and the AMR25 underdelivered. He starts 14th, with Lance Stroll 19th, limiting realistic points prospects.

Both drivers featured in FP2’s top 10 on Friday, yet qualifying exposed a familiar weakness: grip and performance dropped when tyre preparation and peak execution mattered most.

Stroll reported the car ‘goes backwards’ through the weekend. The team struggled to hold front-axle grip and traction, producing a sharp qualifying drop versus the more benign practice conditions.

Alonso echoed that view, saying Friday’s form was already weaker than usual, flagging trouble early. The trend continued into Saturday as the AMR25 failed to respond to set-up changes.

Aston Martin usually sits third to fifth in practice. Mexico yielded only eighth for Alonso, prompting his ‘slow all weekend’ verdict at a venue that rarely flatters its package.

Mexico City’s altitude reduces effective downforce and complicates cooling. Low-grip asphalt punishes traction, a combination that has historically left Aston Martin exposed, including difficult 2023 and 2024 weekends.

The team added Adrian Newey earlier this year, but any uplift at this circuit is limited. Aligning philosophy, correlation, and updates typically requires time across several events.

Alonso plans an aggressive start, targeting the tight opening chicane for positions. He accepts points are unlikely without safety cars, incidents, or strategy variance tilting the race.

The gap to the top 10 remains sizeable, underlining aero efficiency and tyre warm-up deficits on low-grip circuits. Without qualifying execution, race-day strategy becomes damage limitation.

Closing that deficit, particularly at altitude venues, is central to Aston Martin’s 2025 objective as it seeks consistent competitiveness against the front runners.

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