Alonso, after achieving his best position of the season: "We found the direction"

Fernando Alonso achieved his best result of the season, finishing ninth in the Dutch Grand Prix and securing two points for Aston Martin. This marks the second time this season the team has scored points, a significant improvement after a challenging first half of the year.

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We have found the direction, and now it's time to give more and more.

Alonso, who had previously only managed to score one point all season with a tenth-place finish in Monaco, expressed his satisfaction with the result at Zandvoort. He attributed the success to the team's strategic decisions throughout the race, including the correct tire choices at the start and the timing of the pit stop.

"I am very happy with the result. I think we deserved it; the team did everything right today," Alonso stated. He highlighted the crucial decision not to pit during a late-race Virtual Safety Car period, which proved to be the correct call.

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Ninth position, that's two points for the team, I am very happy with the result. I think we deserved it, the team did everything right today, the choice of starting tires was correct, as was the strategy and the pit stop lap.

Looking ahead, Alonso believes this performance will serve as motivation for continued hard work. "I hope this will even motivate us more and keep working. We have found the direction, and now it's time to give more and more," he said. The veteran driver is optimistic that Aston Martin can build on this momentum, especially with the new upgrades introduced for the weekend performing at their maximum.

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The 'Virtual Safety Car' at the end made us debate whether to pit or not. The team decided not to stop, and it was the correct decision.