Aston Martin F1 Team
It was a day of mixed fortunes for the team at the 2024 Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix, as Lance Stroll finished just outside of the points in P11, whilst Fernando Alonso, unfortunately, had to retire early into his milestone race.
Fernando started the race in P13, with Lance in P14. Both had a good start and made up places in the opening lap. Lance moved into P11 and Fernando P12 before a safety car was called at the end of the first lap.
On Lap 15, Fernando pulled into the pits from P13 and had to retire the car due to a suspected brake cooling issue.
After dropping to P12, Lance went head-to-head with Sergio Perez on Lap 19 for P11, and after going off the track, he had to rejoin behind the Red Bull.
Lance pitted on Lap 27 and swapped to the Hard compound tyre. After rejoining in P16, he continued to make good progress throughout the remaining laps and finished the race in P11, just missing out on the points positions.
Fernando Alonso
We took advantage of a chaotic start, and everything was under control from our side as we battled just outside the top ten. However, by lap 13, the brake temperatures were a little high, and unfortunately, we had to retire the car a few laps later. I felt a lot of love this weekend and got lots of lovely messages and respect from people. Despite the result, I have a positive feeling from the weekend, and I’m confident we can perform better in Brazil.
Lance Stroll
It was a hard-fought race today. We did everything possible while managing some cooling issues but still lacked the pace to fight for points. It’s been a tough couple of weeks, but hopefully, we can be a little more competitive in Brazil.
Mike Krack, Team Principal:
Today, Lance drove a very strong race, but points were just out of reach. We did not have great pace all weekend, but Lance managed the race well, looked after the tyres, and enjoyed some fun battles on the track. It was a shame Fernando’s 400th Grand Prix weekend ended early with a front brake issue. The temperatures were getting too high, so we had to retire the car. Even though we just missed out on points today, we take the learnings and the positives into Brazil next week. Full credit to the trackside team for their continued hard work across this triple-header.
