But Alonso, who had been battling for the lead last season, could not hide his frustration at being pitted against cars further down the field after the race.
“I hope we understand what we did wrong. We certainly did wrong and we will do better for Baku,” Alonso concluded.
Teammate Lance Stroll had been lagging behind in the standings but moved up the field after his third pitstop on Sunday, an optimistic attempt to deny anyone in the top 10 a fastest lap bonus point.
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“[The pace] “It was as expected, but we weren’t competitive this weekend,” the Canadian said, summing up his disappointing performance in Italy succinctly. He will be hoping to improve on his performance in Baku, where he finished in the points last season.
Alonso and Stroll are both hoping that Aston Martin can recruit legendary F1 designer Adrian Newey to the team, with both Aston and Alpine emerging as potential candidates to sign Newey in recent weeks.
