Overview

• Fernando Alonso says recent work has restored factory-to-track correlation, a weakness he says hurt the team in 2023 and 2024.
• Adrian Newey previously flagged the driver-in-the-loop simulator and other tools as weak and not correlating when he arrived in May.
• Newsweek reports Alonso has scored 16 points across the last five races, including a fifth place in Hungary before the summer break.
• The team’s midsummer gains included consecutive double-points results in Hungary and the Netherlands that reinforced signs of recovery.
• Alonso believes the improved tools give confidence for developing the 2026 car and suggests tracks like Singapore or Brazil could suit the current package.