Fernando Alonso believes there was “nothing extra we may ask” from the Hungarian Grand Prix as Aston Martin secured its finest staff results of the season.
The 44-year-old Spaniard initially began the weekend in Budapest on the again foot, having been pressured to overlook Free Observe 1 resulting from a small again harm the place he was changed by reserve driver, Felipe Drugovich.
Alonso returned to the cockpit for the remainder of the weekend, which proved a great determination, as he certified fifth for Sunday’s 70-lap race and was joined on the third row by staff mate Lance Stroll, the pair lower than two tenths away from pole place.
It signified a outstanding turnaround for the British staff, which solely every week earlier had certified on the again row of the grid in Belgium earlier than registering a double non-score.
“Undoubtedly very joyful, P5 one of the best results of the yr and one of the best end result as a staff, 16 factors earlier than the summer season break it feels good,” mentioned Alonso, who has now scored factors in 5 of the final six races.
“It was a type of weekends that all the pieces feels proper since Free Observe. Quali yesterday, good race, good execution, good tyre administration. Nothing extra we may ask.”
The end result, which was achieved through a one-stop technique for each Alonso and Stroll, has launched Aston Martin up from P8 to P6 within the Groups’ Championship forward of Kick Sauber and Racing Bulls.
The staff solely sits 18 factors behind Williams and, with 10 races remaining in addition to an upturn in kind, Alonso is hopeful of a powerful finish to the season.
“Undoubtedly extra optimistic for the second a part of the yr. We actually wanted this end result,” mentioned Alonso.
“Spa final week we had been on the backside of the checklist and now we’re P5 and P7 so we have to study what’s the distinction between the 2 tracks, what we did completely different to the automobile and attempt to apply these learnings into the following race.”
