Alonso started only eighth after two mistakes in qualifying compromised his session and gained only one position to finish seventh in the race behind team-mate Lance Stroll.
This marked the second time in 2023 that he hasn't been on the podium for Aston Martin, with Alonso noting: “We didn’t have the pace, so that the biggest problem.
“It was not that we were unlucky or on differing strategies or anything like that, I think we were slow compared to the Mercedes – slow on the soft, slow on the hard.
“And we just concentrated on the Alpines, AlphaTauris, and kept up the pace with the Ferraris.
“At the end I think we outscored the Ferraris this weekend, because they only scored with Carlos [Sainz]. And we lost points with the Mercedes, but they have done a better job this weekend. So let’s try the next one.”
Asked if the team’s form was track specific or related to upgrades brought by its rivals, Alonso admitted that both played a role.
Source: Autosport