The first two race weekends of Formula 1’s European season have served as another reality check for Aston Martin and its engine partner Honda. Although Fernando Alonso scored the team’s first point of the season in Monaco, he immediately added that it was no reason for celebration.
During qualifying in the principality, both Aston Martin cars occupied the last two positions, and that picture was repeated the following weekend in Barcelona. At this all-round circuit, the quickest Aston Martin was even a full second off the pace of the slowest Cadillac in Q1.
