F1, Fernando Alonso explains why Aston Martin’s crisis.

The stable is not performing. The start of the season has been a real nightmare. On Sunday, in the Saudi Arabian GP, Fernando Alonso will start from box 13 while his teammate Lance Stroll will start from box 16. While the latter has at least scored 10 points so far, the Spaniard, a two-time World Champion, is still pinned at zero.

A real slap in the face to the ambitions of Alonso, who has long dreamed of becoming competitive for the World Championship again and instead has to settle for 13th place on the grid: “This is a pretty good position although, at the same time, it’s sad to say that a 13th place is pretty good. This confirms how we are trying to get out of this situation as soon as possible,” his words reported by Marca.

Alonso knows what the real limitation of Aston Martin this season is: “We have a big deficit on the straights and undoubtedly we suffer in the race. Because compared to the others, I think we have about 7 or 8 km/h less,” explains the Spaniard, who adds, “Today’s race? The race is long, we will try to defend ourselves, do our best and maintain our position.”

Words that are quite jarring when you think that they are uttered by someone who has never stopped chasing victory. Who knows, perhaps the thought is already of next season when everything will change in F1 and also at Aston Martin. There are many rumors that want Verstappen as a possible new ace in the stable. Perhaps alongside Alonso for a “World Championship” redemption? Meanwhile, there is to defend the 13th position at the Saudi Arabian GP.