Alonso: When the season ends, it will be like a celebration.

      Fernando Alonso failed to score points in Las Vegas — he finished 13th, despite starting seventh. But the Aston Martin team knew in advance that the high-speed street circuit would expose all the shortcomings of the AMR25, whose aerodynamic efficiency leaves much to be desired.

      “We knew this was going to be one of our worst weekends,” the two-time world champion commented after the finish. “We couldn’t magically find extra pace on race day in Las Vegas, so we were losing positions. There were no incidents on track, and I spent that boring race on my own.

      I can only remember one decent overtake (and it was a double move in which I simultaneously passed Yuki Tsunoda and Franco Colapinto). But people say it was really good, and I’m glad the fans saw on TV that I at least managed to overtake someone. Maybe it was my only pass of the whole race.

      We hope we can do better in Qatar, but we’re staying realistic. At some circuits we haven’t been able to score points because we simply didn’t deserve to, so although we pin some hopes on the Qatar round, it would be unrealistic to expect that we’ll get up to sixth there.

      All in all, this has been a very tough year, and we’re fully focused on preparing for 2026. When the season is over, it will feel like a celebration for me, because I won’t have to drive this car anymore…”