Fernando Alonso says Aston Martin should write off the rest of Formula 1’s 2023 United States Grand Prix and use it as a glorified test session following a “painful” qualifying.
The two-time world champion managed just 17th in the Friday shootout to determine the grid for the grand prix on Sunday, while team-mate Lance Stroll pipped only Logan Sargeant for 19th place. This followed both of the newly upgraded AMR23s having to curtail their running during the sole practice session due to front-left brake fires.
055s but both he and Stroll reckoned the car had felt sound enough. The Spaniard, who in-part blamed a congested track for failing to progress, continued: “It was the maximum. “The lap was not ideal, the out-lap especially, the traffic was very badly managed. I crossed the line within one second of the limit, so I started the lap too close to the cars in front. “So that didn't help but the lap felt OK. The pace was maybe not good enough to be in Q2.
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