Alonso Questions Aston's Pace at Rainy Japan GP

Alonso Questions Aston’s Pace at Rainy Japan GP

Amidst uncertain conditions at the Japanese GP, Fernando Alonso voices concerns about Aston Martin’s performance, echoing sentiments from the Australian race.

Fernando Alonso is questioning the performance of Aston Martin F1 after the first free practice sessions at the Japanese Grand Prix. The Aston Martin F1 driver believes his team will be in a similar position to Australia. He regrets that fans came for only one truly lively session, due to the rain, and didn’t learn much from his day.

“Not much, other than Suzuka is amazing and it’s great to drive here! There’s not much to say, it’s unfortunate for the fans who come here to support us, and we don’t have enough tires to run,” Alonso stated.

“Today doesn’t count for much, but we shouldn’t be in a very different position compared to Australia. We should be the fourth or fifth fastest team, and we’ll see tomorrow, but it will be a tough race for everyone.”

Lance Stroll was using the new aero package, which will be mounted on Alonso’s car tomorrow, but he couldn’t get a real sense of it due to the conditions.

“No, it was a slow day with the rain this afternoon, and running with the probes this morning,” Stroll said. “I didn’t do many laps today. We have an idea of where we’ll be, but we’ll see tomorrow.”

Alonso Questions Aston's Pace at Rainy Japan GP

Alonso Questions Aston’s Pace at Rainy Japan GP. Alonso Questions Aston’s Pace at Rainy Japan GP

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21 Mar 2025 - 23 Mar 2025
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21 MAR 03:30 - 04:30
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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
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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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