In Zandvoort, the Aston Martin team brought an updated underbody and diffuser. In qualifying, Fernando Alonso set the fifth fastest time, which was his best result since the Canadian Grand Prix in June. The Spanish world champion noted that such a result was made possible in Zandvoort thanks to new products.
Fernando Alonso: “Fifth place in qualifying is a very good result. I am sure we can fight for the podium in the race. In the previous two stages we took eighth and ninth place, so the team has definitely taken a step forward.
The car felt better and the telemetry data confirmed that the new items work as expected based on the results of wind tunnel testing. The team has certainly taken a step forward and fifth place was made possible thanks to new products, among other things. So thanks to everyone who worked hard all July on base.
As I said, we have taken a step in the right direction, but we need more. The competition is very strong. McLaren and even Williams are very fast this weekend. Now we understand that we went wrong a few races ago, but now we are back on the right track, which will help not only this year but also next season.”
Source: F1 News
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