The Midfield Front Runners
Aston Martin had a relatively steady 2024, they finished comfortably in 5th place and are easily the team to beat in the midfield. The team however will look upon 2024 and see it as a bit of a failure. They never hit the same heights they hit in 2023 and ended the season without a single podium. One of the main reasons why they were not as successful this season was because the front 4 were that much better than everyone else and in 2023, they were helped by the abysmal first half of the season McLaren had. A 5th place for Alonso in Saudi Arabia would be the best finish they’d achieve.
The Team
The most notable change at the team was the announcement that Adrian Newey would be joining the team from March 2025. This is a huge coup for the team, what I did find strange though was the way they announced his arrival. The put on this showcase, like what they put on for the reveal of a new car, this is fine because we all know what Newey has achieved in F1, but at the time he was still under contract at Red Bull. Personally, I found it all a bit odd. This season however will be an important one for the Silverstone based team, they have invested heavily in the infrastructure back at base and with the arrival of Newey combined with demands of Lawrence Stroll, if we do not see some signs of improvements, we could see some heads start to roll.
The Drivers
Not much to say for the drivers, we had the same line up of Alonso and Stroll and Alonso scored the lion’s share of the points. I must wonder how long Lawrence Stroll will continue to keep his son in the car, if he really wants the team to be successful, which clearly, he does, then he must reconsider keeping Lance Stroll in F1. If Alonso wipes the floor with him again this season and with the influence of Newey increasing month on month. surely his patience must run out at some stage.
For 2025….
They must push on and try to break into the top 4. We won’t really see any influence from Adrien Newey until later this season if at all. It will be 2026 that we really see his influence, but they really need to be more competitive than they were last season else we could see Alonso fall out with the team. Alonso will be desperate to try and make it to 2026 in an Adrian Newey designed car.
2024 Season Rating 5/10
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