Overview
- The Aston Martin driver spun 360 degrees at Turn 10, briefly losing two places to George Russell and Isack Hadjar before finishing seventh after Hadjar’s puncture.
- Alonso said he was “taking it easy” and not pushing 100% when the car snapped, calling the behavior “a bit paranormal.”
- He reported the car was hypersensitive to wind and small temperature changes, noting a front-end loss on Saturday and a rear snap that triggered the race spin.
- Alonso scored eight points for the weekend with two in the sprint and six in the Grand Prix, boosting Aston Martin’s constructors’ haul.
- Aston Martin moved back ahead of Haas for seventh in the standings and sits 12 points behind Racing Bulls for sixth heading to Abu Dhabi, according to team and media tallies.