{"id":295736,"date":"2023-10-29T08:11:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T08:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=295736"},"modified":"2023-10-29T08:11:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T08:11:41","slug":"fernando-alonso-hits-out-after-lando-norris-took-aim-at-aston-martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/racing\/f1\/fernando-alonso-hits-out-after-lando-norris-took-aim-at-aston-martin\/","title":{"rendered":"Fernando Alonso hits out after Lando Norris took aim at Aston Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fernando Alonso has batted off Lando Norris\u2019 criticisms after the 23-year-old Brit claimed that Aston Martin have made the AMR23 \u2018slower and slower\u2019 with their upgrades this season.<\/p>\n

The Silverstone-based outfit started the campaign as the second-fastest team on the grid behind Red Bull, with Alonso hoovering up podium finishes. The legendary Spaniard stood on the podium at six of the first eight races and, after finishing seventh on home soil, claimed that he would take to the rostrum at all remaining races in 2023.<\/p>\n

However, Alonso\u2019s second-placed finish in Canada proved a turning point for Aston Martin. The team have claimed just one podium since then with Mercedes, Ferrari and now McLaren passing them in the Constructor Championship standings.<\/p>\n

This prompted Norris, who has accumulated six podium finishes in 2023 – four of which have come in succession ahead of the Mexican GP – to say: \u201cIt\u2019s been clear that Aston are just, I don\u2019t know, they seem to have made the car slower and slower with every upgrade that they brought.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI mean, they were racing Red Bull at the beginning of the year and I don\u2019t know where they finished today [in Austin] but they were out in Q1 and they\u2019ve been struggling.\u201d Alonso, however, was unimpressed with these suggestions.<\/p>\n

The two-time world champion explained: \u201cI think it has been more consistent feeling and season than what maybe the results are showing. I think we\u2019ve been balancing always the ups and also the downs. We\u2019ve been always very focused on the performance of the car and tried to get better as a team.<\/p>\n

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