The Silverstone Grand Prix did not go as expected for Fernando Alonso, but it was somewhat better for Aston Martin, which managed to score points with both cars for the first time this season. Rain affected the race, but the little dry running that was possible confirmed that the team has improved again. And there will be more updates at Spa.
Aston Martin takes another step forward
It happened in Imola with the new updates. The car showed the first signs of improvement, and these were confirmed two races later in Barcelona, which is how long it took the team to understand the new behavior of the AMR25 and find the best race setup.
The same is happening with the updates at Silverstone: the car has performed somewhat better, although the rain prevented us from seeing its real potential. It is hoped that in the next few races, the best configuration will be found to get the most out of the new car’s performance.
Alonso flies at Silverstone
We couldn’t see it until the final stages of the race, when the British circuit finally dried out and we could see how the AMR25 performed with the new updates. Fernando Alonso flew, and his race pace was superior to that of Verstappen and Hamilton, for example, showing that the new car can compete with the leading F1 teams at certain moments.
If everything goes according to plan, the new updates will be able to be fully exploited in the next few races, a step forward for the team to improve its aerodynamics and increase its top speed, which remained somewhat slow at Silverstone.
New updates at Spa
Spa will bring what could be the last updates of the F1 season for Aston Martin—there may be some more later on to test the AMR26, but this has not been confirmed yet. This latest update will be a consolidation of the last package and will optimize current performance.
This is Fernando Alonso‘s trump card to try to storm the F1 podium in the next few races. He knows that things have to happen and that they have to be very alert to take advantage of these circumstances, but confidence is such that it is possible to spring a surprise.
Aston Martin consolidates its position as fifth car
These improvements raise Aston Martin’s performance as the fifth car on the grid. After a disappointing start to the season, the Silverstone-based team has managed to turn around a season that seemed completely lost. They are making up for lost ground during the preseason, but with the same goal in mind: 2026. All the updates are tests for next year and to calibrate the wind tunnel and simulator, which are key to building a winning car next year.
But such has been the evolution that the team is confident it can take on the strongest teams on the grid at the end of the year. McLaren seems unbeatable, but the inconsistency of Red Bull, Ferrari, and Mercedes suggests that Fernando Alonso could be fighting with them in the final stretch of the season.
For now, it remains to be confirmed what little could be seen at Silverstone, that Aston Martin is back, at least, among the best in the midfield.
The latest update in Belgium will be the last step, and from there, it’s time to do the job on the track in the best possible way. Starting with the mechanics and ending with the driver.
For the Spanish public, we are in for a very entertaining end to the season, in which we will see Fernando Alonso regularly finish in the points and rub shoulders with the best in some races.