Aston Martin just 'didn't have the pace' to fight near the front in the SpanishGP, says Alonso.
Fernando Alonso admits that his Aston Martin Formula 1 team simply “didn’t have the pace” with which to challenge at the front in the Spanish Grand Prix.Alonso started only eighth after two mistakes in qualifying compromised his session and gained only one position to finish seventh in the race behind team-mate"We didn't have the pace, so that's the biggest problem," Alonso noted.
"It was not that we were unlucky or on differing strategies or anything like that, I think we were slow compared to the"And we just concentrated on the Alpines, AlphaTauris, and kept up the pace with the Ferraris. "At the end, I think we outscored the Ferraris this weekend because they only scored with Carlos [Sainz]. And we lost points with the Mercedes, but they have done a better job this weekend. So let's try the next one."
Asked if the team's form was track specific or related to upgrades brought by its rivals, Alonso admitted that both played a role.Carlos Sainz, Scuderia Ferrari, Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin F1 Team, weigh in after the race"From FP1, we were on a completely different set-up from what we predicted, so we had to work a lot during the weekend to be happy with the car, which was kind of new for us.
"But I'm not worried. There are going to be better weekends and worse weekends, and we will have our opportunity in Canada."
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