Miami makes Aston Martin hopeful of catching Red Bull
Fernando Alonso says he is hopeful that Aston Martin can catch up to Red Bull at some tracks this year, after finishing closer to the dominant team in Miami.
The Aston Martin driver finished 26 seconds off Sergio Perez at the finish, which is just six seconds slower than their finish at the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix.
Even though the gap appears to have increased and Red Bull had more pace as they were saving fuel towards the end, Alonso believes it will be tough but is counting on some upgrades to bring them closer.
"I think the year is going to be difficult. The gap is quite big even though I think today has been our best race pace yet in the season," he told media, including TheFOXposts.Com .
"We finished closest to the leaders, [with] no safety cars, nothing in the race and we’re still quite fast. So let's see. The season is going to be long.
"Hopefully some of the tracks we will be a little bit closer to them. And some of the upgrades that w...