Fernando Alonso clashes with Aston Martin pit wall in Silverstone: “I have to stop when Lance does…”. Fernando Alonso criticizes Aston Martin’s strategy at Silverstone, saying he lost positions due to poor timing on pit stops.

Fernando Alonso did not hide his frustration with the race strategy executed by the Aston Martin team during the 2025 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The two-time Formula 1 World Champion openly criticized the timing of his pit stops, which he believes compromised his final result and left him finishing behind his teammate, Canadian driver Lance Stroll.

Fernando Alonso secures another top-10 finish

For the fourth consecutive Formula 1 race weekend, Spanish driver Fernando Alonso managed to finish in the top 10 and add more points to his tally. This consistent scoring streak reflects the progress Aston Martin has made thanks to the updates introduced earlier in the European leg of the season. At Silverstone, Alonso brought his car home in ninth position, finishing just behind Lance Stroll, who crossed the line in eighth.

However, despite scoring points, Fernando Alonso was clearly dissatisfied with how the team handled his race. According to the veteran driver, the race strategy deployed by Aston Martin prevented him from achieving a better result. Specifically, Alonso was critical of the timing of his first pit stop, which he felt came too late, and also expressed concerns about switching to slick tyres too early while the track was still damp.

Fernando Alonso’s comments after the race

“I’ll pit when Lance pits, because usually in these situations his group of engineers in the car is much more precise,” said Fernando Alonso, speaking candidly to Spanish broadcaster DAZN.

Earlier in the race, Lance Stroll had actually been ahead of Alonso despite stopping twice, while Fernando Alonso had not yet made a single pit stop. The advantage came down to perfect strategic decisions—starting on intermediate tyres and switching to softs just before the heavy downpour arrived. Alonso found this contrast frustrating and questioned the data-sharing and coordination between the two sides of the Aston Martin garage.

“Sometimes it’s hard for me to understand,” Fernando Alonso continued. “We have another car on track that’s not giving information. If that car is running in third position, I don’t know how we, on this side of the garage, are unable to get certain pieces of information, even though we have all the data available back at the factory.”

The Spaniard acknowledged that strategy in Formula 1 is not always an exact science. “Sometimes the strategy works, sometimes it doesn’t. A week ago in Austria, we managed to score points with only one stop, something that maybe we didn’t even think was possible. But today the strategy cost us a few positions. That’s how it goes, but at least we’re bringing two more points home.”

Fernando Alonso’s remarks highlight an ongoing theme in his 2025 season—solid individual performances undermined at times by questionable tactical decisions from within the team. His call for more precision and better coordination could reflect deeper issues in how Aston Martin approaches race management under dynamic conditions.