Fernando Alonso He retired for the third time in the first five races of the season. 2026 Formula 1 World Cup. Unlike what happened in Australia and China -serious reasons of reliability-, and under the context of the light ones green shoots during the three days of competition, in the Canadian Grand Prix His seat caused him to not reach 30 laps of the race. Had shown a competitive version in the Gilles Villeneuve, but it was not enough.
Alonso, yesterday at the Canadian GP.
I wasn’t comfortable with the seat. The team worked to make modifications since Saturday, but it was not enough
“I was not comfortable with the seat. The team worked to make modifications since Saturday, but it was not enough. If you are uncomfortable you cannot drive and the team decided that I should give up,” he clarified. Pedro de la Rosa, ambassador of Aston Martin, in DAZN about what happened. I wasn’t fighting for points… and it was a logical decision. Plus, something that doesn’t have a weight on the pilot’s shoulders.
Lights… and shadows
“More than the abandonment, the frustrating thing was the pace. We had a good start, but little by little we fell behind and returned to our natural position. We did not have the necessary pace to maintain that good start,” he said. Alonso into the Formula 1 television microphones. Pointing at that passed that did not exist after seeing where it did not belong at the beginning.
Because as already happened in the sprint classification (SQ2, 16th), Alonso He climbed to an unreal place. He found one more point of traction with the soft rubber, he played it on the outside and was able to shoot up to top-10 positions. “It was fun. The start and gaining positions. We can risk more than the others,” explained the driver.
That leaves with a strange taste in your mouth. There is no result, but there is something else to build on. “We were out of the points, but hey, we’ll see what happens in the next race. I think it has been a slightly better weekend than the last ones. A little more competitive. Let’s see if we can maintain this trend“explained the Asturian.
Next is Monaco. A very different and very slow circuit. The engine will be a little less important. So maybe there is some more hope
And he makes it clear that he is not giving up. With a word that had not appeared to date: hope. “Next is Monaco. A very different and very slow circuit. The engine will be a little less important. So maybe there is a little more hope,” he closed, identifying the characteristics of the Principality’s layout. And with an AMR26 that has taken another step within the multiple problems that prevent it from being in a competitive area of F1.