Alonso hopes Aston Martin can carry Sepang form into Singapore

Alonso hopes Aston Martin can carry its stronger Sepang form into Singapore, but Mike Krack says the team still lacks the pace to score points regularly.

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After Sunday's race at Sepang, Fernando Alonso said Aston Martin had been more competitive there and hoped to carry that form into the Singapore Grand Prix, where he said the team had some hope on paper. The result ended Aston Martin's wait for points since August, but Chief Trackside Officer Mike Krack said the team still lacked the pace to score regularly.

Alonso started from P12 and finished eighth in the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, while Lance Stroll finished 12th. It was the first race this season in which both Aston Martin cars reached Q2.

The race began on a wet but drying track, and Aston chose medium slicks. Stroll switched quickly to intermediates, while Alonso stayed out; he said the tyre choice put the team in a difficult position. A Safety Car then gave Alonso an opportunity to make progress, and George Russell's late retirement and a mishap for Lando Norris helped lift him to eighth.

Before Sunday's race, Alonso said the car had been unchanged since Budapest and that Aston Martin's competitiveness depended on circuit layout and the number of straights. After the race, he credited Sepang's circuit for the stronger showing. Krack said the team would analyse why it had been more competitive in Malaysia and how it could benefit from that performance. The Singapore Grand Prix is scheduled for 9–11 October.

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After the 4 October race at Sepang, Alonso said Aston Martin had been more competitive there and hoped to carry that form into Singapore, where he said the team had some hope on paper.

This reports Alonso's post-race assessment and general outlook, not a finishing-position forecast.

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Alonso started P12 and finished P8, Aston Martin scored its first points since August, and Stroll finished 12th.

The race report gives Alonso's start and result; the official results and team roundup give Stroll's finish.

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It was the first race this season in which both Aston Martin cars reached Q2.

The pre-race report says Alonso and Stroll reached Q2 at the same race for the first time that season.

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The race began on a wet but drying track; Aston chose medium slicks, Stroll switched to intermediates while Alonso stayed out, and a Safety Car and later incidents shaped Alonso's P8 finish.

The race report and team roundup describe the conditions, tyre choices, Safety Car and late events.

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Before the Sepang race, Alonso said the car had been unchanged since Budapest and competitiveness depended on circuit layout and the number of straights; after the race, he credited Sepang's circuit for the stronger showing.

The earlier remarks are dated before Sunday's race; the later circuit assessment followed the race.

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Krack said Aston Martin did not yet have the pace to score points regularly and would analyse why it had been more competitive at Sepang and how to benefit from that.

This is Krack's post-race assessment and stated next step.

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The Singapore Grand Prix is scheduled for 9–11 October 2026.

The race report gives the Singapore event dates.

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