Alonso on Aston Martin's tough 2024: "I'm used to not having the best car"

The 2024 Formula 1 season led to a considerable dropoff for Aston Martin and Fernando Alonso. After eight podium finishes in 2023 after joining the British team from Alpine, the Spaniard could not even find his way near the podium just a year later, with a clear regression in performance and consistency hitting the team that not many expected. But did the team’s struggles affect the motivation of the two-time world champion as the season went along?