2025 will mark Fernando Alonso’s third year with Aston Martin, and the Spaniard has set his targets for what could be one of his final seasons in F1.
Following Alonso’s arrival, Aston Martin experienced a period of high competitiveness. At the start of 2023, despite not securing any victories, Fernando was consistently fighting for podiums. In 2024, however, difficulties increased, and the Silverstone-based team found itself in a no-man’s-land season.
They finished fifth in the standings with 94 points, not close enough to the battle for sixth that unfolded at the back of the grid in the final part of the year. At the same time, they were miles away from the top four teams, who ended the season with over 350 points more than Aston Martin.
Fernando Alonso’s Expectations for 2025
Fernando reflected on 2024 before turning his focus to the upcoming season. He began by sharing his thoughts on the pre-season tests in Bahrain next week: “I feel that the Bahrain tests and the first races will be less relevant than usual.”
“In the last two years, I’ve seen that the biggest progress happens during the season. It used to seem like starting the year well would guarantee consistency. But in these last two years, we’ve seen radical changes—McLaren in 2023, Mercedes last year, Haas as well.”
“If a team gets it right by race nine, the season is so long that there’s still plenty of time to fix things by race 24.” Based on this, Fernando explained that he doesn’t feel the need to start the season at his best. He is not setting high expectations for the early races because there will be opportunities to make adjustments and improve, knowing that consistency is key.
At this point, he expressed his expectations for the season ahead: “Last year, we finished fifth in the constructors’ championship. I don’t think we were the fifth-fastest team by the end of the year, and we need to get back to at least that level of performance throughout the whole season.”
How much room for improvement is there this season? Fernando Alonso explained that it has significantly decreased in recent years. “Right now, improving by one, two, or three tenths already makes a huge difference, whereas two winters ago, or even last winter, finding half a second was the norm for everyone.”
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