(Video) ‘Inspector’ Fernando Alonso takes a close look at McLaren’s MCL38 after Lando Norris’ eye-catching Dutch GP win

Lando Norris' MCL38 crossed the finish line with a 22-second lead over Max Verstappen in Zandvoort.

(Video) ‘Inspector’ Fernando Alonso takes a close look at McLaren’s MCL38 after Lando Norris’ eye-catching Dutch GP win

Lando Norris and Fernando Alonso (Via: Speedcafe, X/not Jo, screenshot)

McLaren driver Lando Norris won the Dutch Grand Prix with a commanding 22-second lead. Norris’ MCL38 looked unstoppable around the tricky Zandvoort circuit, which has raised some concerns among rival teams.

The Woking-based team implemented a new set of upgrades on the MCL38, which worked wonders for them. Lando Norris‘ impressive performance in the revamped challenger compelled Fernando Alonso to channel Ex-F1 champion Sebastian Vettel‘s infamous ‘inspector’ instincts after the Brit’s win.

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Fernando Alonso could be seen catching a firm visual of the MCL38 after finishing P10 in Zandvoort. Alonso has been a racer in Formula 1 for over 22 years and has garnered indisputable knowledge and experience.

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McLaren’s upsurge is a result of their relentless hard work in improving their 2024 challenger. They will keep their focus on making the correct choices and changes, with hopes of maintaining the same intensity from here on.

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Fernando Alonso dissects Aston Martin’s performance after Dutch GP

Aston Martin finished P10 and P13 in the 72-lap race despite starting the event in seventh and eighth after an encouraging qualifying session at Zandvoort. Fernando Alonso has since given his verdict on the team’s shortfalls after the race.

Fernando Alonso (via IMAGO)
Fernando Alonso (via IMAGO)
We knew that the top-four teams would take the top-eight positions today, so our fight was for P9 and P10. However, we didn't have the pace we needed and Pierre [Gasly] did a better job than us, so we had to settle for P10 and one point. It was a challenging race and we need to do more to understand the car to find where we can improve. We'll work through the data, both here and at the campus, before racing again next week in Italy.
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Alonso claimed that the Silverstone-based team was not successful in finding the pace around Zandvoort on Sunday. The two-time world champion then said that Aston Martin has more work to do in understanding the functioning of the AMR24.

The challenger has been a source of concern for the team since the start of the season. Despite their recent improvements, the team has a lot more to learn and resolve ahead of a challenging event at Monza next week.

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