Alonso: Midfield battle will go down to Abu Dhabi

11:46, 11 Nov

Updated: 11:53, 11 Nov

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byBen Winship

Fernando Alonso wishes he had not lost so many points through ill fortune in 2025's tight midfield battle.

“I would like to have a little bit more points at this part of the championship.”

- Fernando Alonso

The Aston Martin driver has had an up-and-down season in 2025 and has suffered five retirements from Grand Prix, the joint most of any other driver.

A handful of these retirements came when Alonso was running in the points and it has led the Spanish driver to rue these misfortunes as Haas close to just two points behind Aston Martin in the constructors championship.

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Down to the wire

Speaking after the Brazil GP Alonso predicted a tight battle in the constructors championship.

He said: “We try, we try I think it's gonna be up to Abu Dhabi.

“I would like to have a little bit more points at this part of the championship.

Alonso retired from the Mexico GP with a brake issue - Photo: Race Pictures

“We lost 12 to 15 points with reliability in Monaco with the engine and China with the brakes and some other races. Even Monza with the suspension with a stone from Lando.

"So we will probably miss a couple of those points in Abu Dhabi, but we will try in the next three races to outscore them [Haas].”

Courtesy of Oliver Bearman’s back-to-back P4 and P6 finishes in Mexico and Brazil, Haas F1 have closed the gap to seventh place Aston Martin down to just two points.

The constructors championship standings after round 21/24

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