Yesterday at 11:05
Fernando Alonso has instructed his Aston Martin team that he wants
"points" and not "performances" following his latest retirement.
Alonso was on course for a strong points finish in the Italian
Grand Prix, running ahead of Gabriel Bortoleto, who finished eighth
when he suffered a suspension failure shortly after his pit-stop.
The DNF was Alonso's first since he dropped out of the Monaco GP,
running sixth, costing him at least 12 points, which would see him
climb up the standings from 12th to ninth if retrospectively
applied. Detailing his bad luck, Alonso felt the team were impacted
on their strong days, as he issued an instruction with the team
looking over its shoulder at Racing Bulls one point behind in
seventh and Stake seven behind. "We were using the kerb every lap,
and only on our car, we had the suspension problem," Alonso told
media, including RacingNews365. "These things always happen when
we have a scoring race. We had some races where we were dead last
and nothing happened, like at Spa, running one lap behind the
leaders. "But in Monaco, I was P6 and retired with an engine
problem, [at Monza], I was P7 and retired with a suspension
problem, so there are dozens of points where the luck was not with
us. "It is frustrating that I should have 20-30 more points, but
it is the way it is. Unfortunately, I am getting used to it. "I
don't need to have good performances, I need the points, and the
performances are always good, I don't remember a bad performance
from the team or from my side in 22 seasons. "[More attention] is
on the 2026 project at this point, but it is frustrating every
weekend to try and do well, but the luck is not with us."
