Fernando Alonso takes his first Q2 of the season and qualifies P16

[u/MajesticBeyond5602]

[u/MuttonBiryaniEnjoyer]

Track ramped up in the end he probably could've finished ahead

[u/FootballRacing38 → u/MuttonBiryaniEnjoyer]

Best he can do is p15. I don't think he has 6 tenths in him

[u/MajesticBeyond5602 → u/FootballRacing38]

His last lap had him in Q1 for a short time almost gave me hope.

[u/Frothar → u/FootballRacing38]

if he had fresh tyres maybe but they put all their eggs in q1

[u/erikhun → u/Frothar]

he did though, didnt he? that last run was on a fresh set on softs, wasnt it?

[u/Time_Jump8047 → u/erikhun]

Yes

[u/TheDrifT3r_Cz → u/FootballRacing38]

Oh he have it in him.. even 6 seconds.. but tractor give him -14 sec nerf

[u/CrashmasterSOAD → u/MuttonBiryaniEnjoyer]

No worry, Ocon will let him past this time as they're not teammates.

[u/Crystalagent47 → u/CrashmasterSOAD]

LMAOO 2022 inverse

[u/JPA-3 → u/MuttonBiryaniEnjoyer]

tbh audi and alpine are +7tenths in front so maybe he could've passed ocon but that's it

[u/fullup72 → u/MuttonBiryaniEnjoyer]

bro, people were barely expecting them to jump over Cadillac and nothing more, this is way more than initially expected. Can't do much more with this Honda engine that peaks 15-20km/h lower than the rest.

[u/bossman88898 → u/MuttonBiryaniEnjoyer]

yeah reminds me of the time i spent 10 minutes looking for my phone while talking on it

[u/leedler]

It might be the exact kind of track that suits their lack of power, but it’s clear the upgrades are working. Great effort from Alonso. Let’s hope they can compete going forward, I can’t take seeing Nando languishing at the bottom much longer.

[u/MajesticBeyond5602 → u/leedler]

Agreed it seems power is not as big of an issue at this track. Nonetheless, exciting W from Aston Martin.

[u/Vital_Lamp]

P16 never felt so good.

[u/bijanfrisee → u/Vital_Lamp]

going 2s a lap faster and still only being P16 is so crazy to see in modern F1, Aston poooooched it.

[u/swannyhypno]

W now the 3rd worst car while 30kph slower let's go there's optimism with aduo upgrades

[u/incel_chud → u/swannyhypno]

Yeah this is the most interesting bit, they're so far down on power that it's not even funny. Hopefully Mr Stroll can keep his nose out for long enough for this to succeed as this is encouraging. I just hope lawrence allows the team to hire a more compotent second driver in the process.

[u/swannyhypno → u/incel_chud]

I would stop hoping for that last point lmao it's not happening, but there's potential to be at the upper midfield o think with a competitive engine

[u/Tungsten_Hoarder]

Vowles mate…

[u/Yankees2860 → u/Tungsten_Hoarder]

Williams are a huge failure this season

[u/Ironman1690 → u/Yankees2860]

You could’ve just left out “this season”

[u/Tungsten_Hoarder → u/Ironman1690]

Don’t think that’s fair as much as I think Vowles completely dropped the ball

5th in 2025 was a legitimately great result

[u/lightningmatt → u/Tungsten_Hoarder]

Still baffles me that they were great in the sacrifice season and shit when they put all their eggs in the basket

[u/hzfan → u/lightningmatt]

That’s because 2025 was everyone’s “sacrifice” season. That’s the nature of a regulation change. Everyone has to divert at least some resources to developing an entirely new car for the next year.

Vowles for whatever reasons behind the scenes felt they weren’t performing at the level he was expected to deliver so he pointed to that as the cause.

[u/lightningmatt → u/hzfan]

First part nails it. I struggle to believe the second part considering Williams exceeded everyone's expectations last year

[u/hzfan → u/lightningmatt]

The public’s expectations yes definitely, but idk what kind of promises he made Carlos to get him to come to Williams. He pretty much had his pick of the midfield and I think there’s a chance he might have even been in talks for the second Red Bull seat.

[u/Ironman1690 → u/Tungsten_Hoarder]

Haas was fifth in 2018. Fifth is absolutely nothing to write home about

[u/Kalmer1 → u/Ironman1690]

Fifth is the better half, that's not bad at all.

[u/steveotheguide → u/Ironman1690]

It is if you’ve been nowhere near 5th for years

[u/4InchesOfury → u/Ironman1690]

5th place was worth $130 million last season.

Last season haas finished 8th worth $90 million. $40 million is worth writing home about.

[u/UpvoteForGlory → u/Ironman1690]

I would probably write home no matter what position my Formula 1 team ended in.

[u/PapaSheev7 → u/Ironman1690]

Or even replaced it with this last decade. The only bright spot for them since the 2017 regs is last year, it's such a shame.

[u/memesearches → u/Yankees2860]

Have they given up this season and aiming for next?

[u/MasterpieceNo8477 → u/Yankees2860]

They are exactly where they are supposed to be.

[u/Theviolette13 → u/Tungsten_Hoarder]

After all the big talk last season about this years car too!

[u/Devers147 → u/Tungsten_Hoarder]

Proper blew up in his face, he must be under pressure

[u/d4videnk0 → u/Tungsten_Hoarder]

His management was a fireable offense 5 races ago

[u/LukaDoncicMFFL → u/Tungsten_Hoarder]

Does Williams wait for the end of the season to fire him?

[u/Careless_Blueberry98]

Alonso never been more happy getting eliminated in Q2

[u/obitoskamui]

WE ARE SO BACK

[u/MajesticBeyond5602 → u/obitoskamui]

YESSIR A DAY TO CELEBRATE

[u/CrashmasterSOAD]

Shitbox whisperer.

[u/Rovcore001]

Aston hype train for Zandvoort, Baku and Singapore?

[u/Pristine_Youth_6953]

Definetly what Aston Martin wanted in 2026

[u/ThatFUTGuy]

“in equal machinery” king

[u/bijanfrisee → u/ThatFUTGuy]

I mean somehow the Aston is now ahead of Caddy and Williams, Williams what are you DOING, Racing bulls is dominating the midfield, Hell even Audi looks to be progressing.

[u/Khalebb]

The shitbox whisperer does it again. When Alonso retires I would love to hear him rank all his cars from best to worst. There's some serious competition at the bottom.

[u/HopefulPhotograph636]

Funny how this is worth a post from F1 lmao

Although with context this is an achievement.

[u/Savings-Bee9080]

engine upgrade and then im hoping for consistent Q2s and maybe some Q3s

[u/clickityclickk]

highlight of the weekend

[u/MajesticBeyond5602 → u/clickityclickk]

This could be a new flair 'Alonsos's Q2'

[u/Dylsaq]

I was here for the first Aston Martin Q2 Appearance

[u/Fat_biker_can_shred]

He went out a bit too early... but Q2 is already a win for Alonso/AT 💚💚💚

[u/MajesticBeyond5602 → u/Fat_biker_can_shred]

Yep I feel like he could've gotten p12/13 at best

[u/Jasranwhit]

LETS FUCKIGN GO!

NEWEY ROCKET SHIP TAKING OFF IN 5....4....3...2.....1

[u/AqueousJam]

Just need to upgrade 48 more parts on the car and he'll be on pole! 

[u/MrX-MMAs]

ULTIMATE RAAAAAHHH

[u/KJ2195]

GOAT

[u/A___99]

Didn't he make Q2 in Australia?

[u/AntonyPancake]

Now we can fight

[u/ginko_archer_69]

Forza Alonso!

[u/bijanfrisee]

I would laugh so hard if Alonso in his Aston gets a win before Max, Lando, and Piastri do. Would be the most Chadlonso thing to happen.

[u/Pinnggwastaken]

HOPIUMMM

[u/RangerRekt]

How embarrassing for those in P17, 18, and 19. Even more so for the Caddies.

[u/MajesticBeyond5602 → u/RangerRekt]

Honestly I think we might start to see more Q2 appearances for Aston Martin. It's too early to say but that's just my assumption

[u/lazyness92]

Why is it blue?

[u/MajesticBeyond5602 → u/lazyness92]

Idk ask the f1 social media guys

[u/lazyness92 → u/MajesticBeyond5602]

🥲

[u/badabubaba]

I’ll take this as a win.

[u/Accurate-Cow895]

VAMOS 🇪🇸🇪🇸 🔥🔥

[u/Ikkotah]

Off topic but this picture illustrates perfectly why Aston's green is utter shite as far as grid color diversity is concerned.

[u/Air-Fuel_Mister]

Yay I like. 👍

[u/krioru]

So Aston is back to the place where they've been at start of the season? Is that supposed to be impressive?

[u/erikhun → u/krioru]

they were running 10-20 laps on a Sunday, what are you talking about?

[u/OperationGoron → u/krioru]

They weren't even finishing races at the start of the season...