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Aston Martin have released an official statement following Fernando Alonso’s early retirement from the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix, marking another painful chapter in what has become the worst season start of his long and decorated Formula 1 career. The 43-year-old two-time world champion has yet to score a single point in the 2025 campaign and now sits at the bottom of the Drivers’ Championship standings, a shocking position for the most experienced driver on the grid.
Alonso’s season has been plagued with misfortune, technical failures, and strategic mishaps. His retirement in Monaco, where he had previously enjoyed success with back-to-back victories in 2006 and 2007, adds to the Spaniard’s string of disappointing results this year. Despite qualifying in an impressive P6 and showing strong pace early in the race, Alonso was forced to retire on lap 38 due to a power unit issue that appeared shortly after his pit stop.
In a post-race debrief, Aston Martin CEO and Team Principal Andy Cowell expressed his sympathy and disappointment over the unfortunate outcome. “We really feel for Fernando today. A power unit issue appeared just after his pit stop and, despite managing it for a while, we eventually had to park the car,” Cowell said. “Until then, we had done everything right and had a great opportunity to score a decent amount of points.”
Alonso’s luck—or lack thereof—has been a topic of conversation throughout the paddock. Earlier this month, during the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in Imola, he vented his frustrations over the team radio, calling himself the “unluckiest driver in the world.” At that race, he narrowly missed out on points, finishing just outside the top ten. That misfortune seemed to follow him to Monaco, intensifying questions about the team’s reliability and competitiveness.
Aston Martin have been struggling with performance issues throughout the season, a far cry from their promising form seen in previous years. While teammate Lance Stroll managed to finish the Monaco race, his performance offered little consolation. Stroll ran a clean and consistent race, but, as Cowell noted, the team found it difficult to make any significant progress through the field. “The mandatory two stops rule didn’t really open up many opportunities,” Cowell explained. “Although some of our competitors used team tactics to favour one of their cars, we were unable to benefit from any strategic advantages.”
The dire situation has drawn attention not just because of Alonso’s stature in the sport, but also because of the contrasting fortunes of other drivers. The only other racers with zero points this far into the season include rookies or temporary replacements like Gabriel Bortoleto, Franco Colapinto, and Jack Doohan—none of whom present a fair benchmark when compared to a two-time world champion with over two decades of experience.
Despite the setbacks, Alonso has remained outwardly calm and pragmatic. Before the Monaco weekend, he publicly dismissed superstition and emphasized focusing on the factors within the team’s control. However, his retirement has raised concerns about whether the issues run deeper than simple bad luck.
Alonso’s continued misfortunes have become emblematic of a broader crisis within the Aston Martin camp. The team entered the season with high expectations, especially after securing solid results in previous campaigns. But with reliability issues now compounding their lack of pace, questions are mounting over the direction of the team’s development program and its ability to support a driver of Alonso’s caliber.
As the European triple-header rolls on, Aston Martin will be under immense pressure to turn their season around. With Alonso growing increasingly frustrated and fans disappointed, the upcoming races may prove crucial in determining whether the team can salvage any success from what is quickly becoming a forgettable year.
