After switching from Alpine, Alonso's 2023 got off to a positive start with six podiums in the opening eight races, as Aston was transformed into Red Bull's regular closest rival with its work on the downwash car concept over the winter.
As Mercedes and Ferrari initially ploughed on with their respective 'zeropod' and inwash 'bathtub' approaches to upper aerodynamic car surfaces, they then made the call to head down the downwash route a year after Aston had done so early in the 2022 campaign.
Their resurgent form, allied with McLaren's results improving dramatically since it overhauled its MCL60 car with several Red Bull-inspire developments, have contributed to Alonso only scoring one more podium since July's Austrian GP weekend.
Since its great start to 2023, Aston also struggled with having to recover from its own incorrect development path choices, plus it was also among the teams advised to make changes to front wing designs as part of the FIA's early flex-wing investigations.
But when asked by Autosport/Motorsport.com if he felt 2023 showing two very different sets of results matched what he had experienced within Aston, Alonso disagreed.
"No, I think it has been [a] more consistent feeling and season than maybe the results are showing," he said in the pre-race press conference for this weekend's Mexican GP.
"We've always been balancing the ups and also the downs. We've always been very focused on the performance of the car and trying to get better as a team.
Source: Autosport