‘Slow all season’ – Lance Stroll urges Aston Martin to improve car ‘in all areas’ after struggles continue in Miami

Aston Martin had a race to forget in Miami, with Lance Stroll finishing last and Fernando Alonso only one place ahead.

Alonso did make Q3 in Sprint Qualifying before bad luck found him in the Sprint itself, contact with an overly enthusiastic Liam Lawson sending the Spaniard spinning into the barriers. Lance Stroll managed to keep out of trouble in the Sprint and rose all the way to fifth thanks to a slew of time penalties for his rivals. But that was the last positive for the team.

Both drivers tumbled out of Qualifying in Q1, before lacking the pace to move forward in the race itself – Alonso not helped by a spin on the hard tyres in the first stint either.

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“Tough race,” was Alonso’s brief assessment. “We didn't have the pace the whole weekend, and we expected the race to be difficult. We faced similar challenges today that we've had all season and couldn't capitalise on any chaos ahead of us.

“We need to get better and hopefully in Imola take a step forward."

“Difficult race for us today and very tricky conditions, as we expected,” added Stroll. “We just simply lack pace – we've been slow all season so far and today wasn't any exception.

“With an uneventful race and no opportunities, it just shows how we're not competitive and need to look at improving the car in all areas.”

MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 04: Fernando Alonso of Spain driving the (14) Aston Martin F1 Team AMR25 — Alonso was stuck down the back of the field in Miami

Stroll has scored all the team’s 14 points so far, mostly courtesy of a strong drive in Australia in similar wet-dry conditions to those from the Miami Sprint.

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“It was important that we scored four points with Lance yesterday in the Sprint, but under normal dry conditions we don't have a car capable of competing for points right now. We need to continue to analyse where we can improve and work hard to be more competitive in Imola,” said Team Principal Andy Cowell.

Aston Martin remain in seventh position in the Teams’ Championship, ahead of Racing Bulls, Alpine and Kick Sauber.