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Alonso dismisses ‘2-second' Aston upgrade hype

Jul.24 Fernando Alonso has played down extraordinary expectations surrounding Aston Martin's radically revised car, insisting no upgrade could immediately erase the team's enormous deficit. The Adrian Newey-led package finally arrived at the Hungaroring after a last-minute push, with rumours suggesting almost everything except the front suspension has changed. 'Spa was one of the toughest,' Alonso said at the Hungaroring. 'I think we had the guy in front of us 2.1 seconds ahead, so there is no package in the world that will give you that amount of time.' 'Probably the position would not change if you ran the updated car in Spa one week ago, so that's how we need to treat it.' Trackside...
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