A smart tyre choice helped Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll qualify a shock fifth and eighth for Imola's Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. But how genuine is Aston Martin's upgraded performance?
Imola saw the introduction of Pirelli's new-for-2025 C6 compound, an even softer tyre than its C5, which is in turn designed to spice up the action on street circuits and avoid races in which one-stopping is the only sensible strategy.
