P1racenews AI automatic summary:
The Aston Martin finished a messy Saturday at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix by qualifying P19.
Fernando Alonso will start the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix from second to last position after finishing P19 in Q1. The 42-year-old driver encountered a challenging day as he caused a red flag in FP3, forcing an early end to his session, and also had an off-track incident during qualifying. Unfortunately, Alonso was in the pits when most of the field posted their final lap times, resulting in him not setting a competitive time. The Aston Martin team introduced extensive upgrades for Imola, but the lackluster qualifying performance came as a significant disappointment and surprise. Alonso’s teammate, Lance Stroll, managed to progress to P13, contrasting Alonso’s position in the bottom five alongside Valtteri Bottas, Zhou Guanyu, Kevin Magnussen, and Logan Sargeant, who will start from the last position due to a deleted lap time.
