RaceFans Round-up: Points can’t “hide” our pace

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Points can’t “hide” our pace – Alonso

Despite finishing sixth and eighth in the last two grands prix in Baku and Singapore, Fernando Alonso is cautious that Aston Martin’s performance may have been flattered by the street tracks.

“The last two circuits, they were street circuits,” Alonso said. “We did good qualifying and then in the race it’s difficult to overtake.

“So we consolidated those positions in the race, but this cannot hide the lack of performance that we are seeing now in the last few events. So we are aware of that, the team is aware of that and is working flat out.”

Palou ‘among IndyCar’s greatest’ – Ganassi

Chip Ganassi says that 2024 IndyCar champion Alex Palou has already earned his place among the greatest drivers in the series’ history.

Palou won his third championship title in the last four seasons this year – all three achieved as a member of Ganassi’s team.

“To have a guy like Alex on your team, I mean, three championships in four years, I don’t know how many guys have three championships, not that many,” said Ganassi. “He’s in pretty rarefied air right now, as they say. His name has to be among and certainly in the conversation of the great drivers. He’s certainly in the conversation of the greatest.”

Thomas Bearman gets first F4 rookie podium

British F4 champion Deagen Fairclough secured win number 13 of the season, extending his own series record, in the first of four races to finish the championship at Brands Hatch as Thomas Bearman took a rookie podium finish in his second F4 event.

Fairclough converted pole position to lead by a comfortable margin over Hitech team mate Reza Seewooruthun until a late Safety Car bunched up the field. However, the race never restarted, with Fairclough finishing first for the 13th time this season.

Leo Robinson took victory in the second race of the day, a replacement race for a cancelled Silverstone race, after Bearman – younger brother of 2025 Haas F1 driver Oliver – started on pole. Bearman fell to tenth in the race, but that was still enough for him to earn third place in the rookie’s cup for his first single-seater trophy.

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