Fernando Alonso contributes the most points to Aston Martin at the start of the 2023 World Cup. The Asturian has 117, third behind Red Bull of Checo Perez. And in the distance looms Spear Strolleighth with 27 points and not a single podium (six accumulated by the Asturian pilot).

And it is that the difference in speed between the two is more than evident. Just in the Spanish Grand Prix The Canadian was ahead of the double Formula 1 champion. On this occasion, far from the podium.

Media outlet ‘The Race’ has revealed the differences Stroll had with his teammates during qualifying. And the data this season against Alonso does not leave him in good stead: the biggest difference of his career.

In 2019 he was two tenths slower than Checo Pérez. In 2020, just over a tenth and a half slower than the Mexican. As it concerns Sebastian Vettelin 2021 and 2022 it was about a tenth slower.

Alonso is the driver who overtook him the most: almost three tenths (0.274 seconds) difference between the two in the first eight races of the season.

Stroll’s average qualifying gap to his Silverstone team mates

2019 0.239s slower than Perez

2020 0.160s slower than Perez

2021 0.091s slower than Vettel

2022 0.129s slower than Vettel

2023 0.274s slower than Alonso*

* so far excluding Bahrain due to injury

[The Race]

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Stroll’s poor results prevent Aston Martin from taking second place in the constructors’ standings. they slipped mercedeswith 167 points, where its two pilots, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, add important results for the team.

And Alonso was very clear. In Austriathis weekend, wants to achieve “important points for the team” to fight with the silver arrows in second position: thirteen points.