Aston Martin seems to be happy with the performance of the upgraded AMR26, which the team brought to Hungary. Although Lance Stroll endured another difficult day, with a suspension failure not only costing him time in FP1 but also ruling him out of FP2 - as the team couldn't repair the car in time - Fernando Alonso was left satisfied with his first day behind the wheel of what many are calling the B-spec Aston Martin.
The Spaniard ended up 13th in the first practice session and then 19th in the second, with the gap to the opposition being clearly smaller. There's potentially more time to unlock as the team continues to learn its new package - but, according to the two-time F1 world champion, the first signs are encouraging.
