Fernando Alonso: Formula 1 is not football

      In 2025, the Aston Martin car does not allow us to fight for high results, so the team is far from even podiums, let alone victories. However, Lance Stroll managed to finish in the top ten twice, while Fernando Alonso is not lucky yet, and he reached the finish line only in a sprint on the Chinese track, but he did not earn points even then.

      The two-time world champion urged fans to be patient, while drawing parallels between Formula 1 and football.

      "We need time. Formula 1 is not football, where everything is very simple," Spanish newspaper Marca quotes Alonso as saying. "There you invite the best coach, the best players, and in the end there is a very high probability that you will be able to win the next match.

      In Formula 1, your team's base may have the best infrastructure, you may have the best professionals working for you, but nevertheless, it will take time before all the ingredients are properly combined and you can claim victories.

      There have been many such examples in the history of our sport. I believe that our team currently needs nothing, and if we talk about the infrastructure, qualifications and talent of specialists, the quality of the wind tunnel and everything else, Aston Martin is not inferior to the top teams in this regard. Nevertheless, it takes time to bring all this to a common harmony.

      I hope that in 2025 we will have enough time to figure everything out in order to prepare as best as possible for what awaits us in 2026, when there will be a change of regulations. Although there are no guarantees.…

      In this championship, all the competitors are working almost perfectly, so in order to succeed, you need to make some extra efforts. We will try to do just that as soon as possible in order to make some progress - if we can."