Alonso Eyes Major F1 Car Upgrades for Season Ahead

Alonso Awaits Key Upgrades in Aston Martin’s New Strategy

Fernando Alonso anticipates significant updates for his Aston Martin, marking a strategic shift for the season’s races.

Fernando Alonso is eager to see upgrades arriving for his car. The Aston Martin F1 driver confirms that the initial updates brought to Suzuka were just the beginning of a larger package of updates scheduled for later this season.

“We’ll see, I think there are two or three things in the pipeline to improve the car,” Alonso stated. “I believe this first package is just the foundation of what we’ll introduce later in the season.”

“So, we still need to analyze a lot of things. But as I said, we’re performing very well on Sundays, maximizing points, thus earning more than we normally would.”

The Spaniard also commends the progress in operational aspects: “The pit stops were perfect. In fact, at the second stop when I saw the green light and went for it, I thought they might not have changed all four tires because, for me, it was the quickest of all time.”

“I’m curious to see the time, so there are small things here and there that contribute to achieving results. But fundamentally, I think the pace is not where we want it to be, and that’s something we need to focus on now.”

Alonso hopes his car will perform well in China and that he can leverage his experience on a weekend with limited practice: “I think it always gives us a bit more opportunity when you’re a bit down on pace, in mixed conditions, or Sprint weekends.”

“I expect, in China, with its long corners and front-limited circuit, maybe like Australia, Ferrari to be very quick, but Red Bull as well. We’ll see, we have a very powerful DRS and maybe that will help us on China’s long straight.”

Alonso Eyes Major F1 Car Upgrades for Season Ahead

Alonso Eyes Major F1 Car Upgrades for Season Ahead. Alonso Eyes Major F1 Car Upgrades for Season Ahead

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Chinese GP
21 Mar 2025 - 23 Mar 2025
Free Practice 1
21 MAR 03:30 - 04:30
Sprint Qual
21 MAR 07:30 - 08:14
Sprint Race
22 MAR 03:00 - 04:00
Qualifying
22 MAR 07:00 - 08:00
Race
23 MAR 07:00 - 09:00

2025 F1 Australian Grand Prix - Race Results

Lando Norris
1
LANDO
NORRIS
57
Max Verstappen
2
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
+0.895s
George Russell
3
GEORGE
RUSSELL
+8.481s
Alex Albon
4
ALEX
ALBON
+12.773s
Kimi Antonelli
5
KIMI
ANTONELLI
+15.135s
Lance Stroll
6
LANCE
STROLL
+17.413s
Nico Hulkenberg
7
NICO
HULKENBERG
+18.423s
Charles Leclerc
8
CHARLES
LECLERC
+19.826s
Oscar Piastri
9
OSCAR
PIASTRI
+20.448s
Lewis Hamilton
10
LEWIS
HAMILTON
+22.473s
Pierre Gasly
11
PIERRE
GASLY
+26.502s
Yuki Tsunoda
12
YUKI
TSUNODA
+29.884s
Esteban Ocon
13
ESTEBAN
OCON
+33.161s
Oliver Bearman
14
OLIVER
BEARMAN
+40.351s
Liam Lawson
15
LIAM
LAWSON
47 DNF
Gabriel Bortoleto
16
GABRIEL
BORTOLETO
47 DNF
Fernando Alonso
17
FERNANDO
ALONSO
34 DNF
Carlos Sainz
18
CARLOS
SAINZ
0 DNF
Jack Doohan
19
JACK
DOOHAN
0 DNF
Isack Hadjar
20
ISACK
HADJAR
0 DNF
F1 CALENDAR 2025
Race
Date
Chinese Flag
Chinese
Shanghai International
23 Mar
Japanese Flag
Japanese
Suzuka Circuit
6 Apr
Bahrain Flag
Bahrain
Sakhir desert
13 Apr
Saudi Arabia Flag
Saudi Arabia
Jeddah Street
20 Apr
United States Flag
United States
Miami
04 May

2025 FORMULA 1 DRIVERS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Lando Norris
1
LANDO
NORRIS
25 Points
Max Verstappen
2
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
18
George Russell
3
GEORGE
RUSSELL
15
Alex Albon
4
ALEX
ALBON
12
Kimi Antonelli
5
KIMI
ANTONELLI
10
Lance Stroll
6
LANCE
STROLL
8
Nico Hulkenberg
7
NICO
HULKENBERG
6
Charles Leclerc
8
CHARLES
LECLERC
4
Oscar Piastri
9
OSCAR
PIASTRI
2
Lewis Hamilton
10
LEWIS
HAMILTON
1

2025 FORMULA 1 CONSTRUCTORS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

1
McLaren
27
2
Mercedes
25
3
Red Bull
18
4
Williams
12
5
Aston Martin
8
6
Sauber
6
7
Ferrari
5
8
Alpine F1
0
9
Haas F1
0
10
Racing Bulls
0
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