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“The top four teams, it seems they are in another league so we are fighting for ninth and 10th,” Alonso said. “Today it was 10th, Pierre was a little bit faster than us all throughout the race.
“It was a challenging race for us, we didn’t have the pace, we were not comfortable so we need to get better.”
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With nine races left – albeit three of those including a Sprint event – Aston Martin find themselves with little to play for in the constructors’. They sit fifth, comfortably ahead of RB to the tune of 40 points, but 202 points behind fourth placed Mercedes.
“We just need to understand the car, get some data to feed back to the factory and get better for next year,” Alonso continued. “As you said, realistically this year, with nine or 10 races remaining there are not many chances to close the gap to the top four teams so everything is with an eye into next year’s project.”
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