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Fernando Alonso F1 blow as Honda chief delivers Aston Martin reality check

Fernando Alonso F1 blow as Honda chief delivers Aston Martin reality check

·Updated 10 hrs ago·41 pts

TL;DR

Adrian Newey's Hungary upgrade won't put Aston Martin at the front soon, impacting Alonso's F1 performance.

  • Adrian Newey delivered a major upgrade package in Hungary.
  • Aston Martin won't be at the front of the grid any time soon.

From GPFans · 11 hrs ago

Adrian Newey worked his magic to bring a major upgrade package in Hungary but the team won't be at the front any time soon

How bad is it really?

Aston Martin have scored 0 points across the last 3 rounds, down from 1 in the 3 before.

Their car ranks 11th of 11 on qualifying pace, 4.271s off the pace leader in recent qualifying.

Best finish in that run: 13th.

Aston Martin season record

Who’s who

  • Adrian Newey is the managing technical partner at Aston Martin.

The coverage

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