Alonso calls out F1’s excessive negativity amid Aston Martin criticism

Fernando Alonso says Formula 1 doesn’t focus on positives enough as he defended Aston Martin’s tire call in the Monaco Grand Prix. Meeting F1 media ahead of his home race at the Spanish Grand Prix, Alonso found the main topic remained whether his Aston Martin team missed the chance to win in Monaco by fitting slick tires to Alonso’s car on a wet track, resulting in him needing to pit again one lap later. Alonso admits with hindsight it would have been better to switch to intermediates initially but that there’s not enough credit being given to the way the…

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