Steiner credits Alonso for saving Aston Martin at Dutch GP

Steiner's assessment cuts to a tension Aston Martin can't easily dismiss: a major Honda power unit upgrade arrived at Zandvoort and the team still needed Alonso to drag them into the points. That framing puts Stroll's weekend under an uncomfortable spotlight, because upgrades that require one driver to compensate for the other's struggles are upgrades that haven't yet delivered on their promise. For a team that has spent heavily on infrastructure and partnerships, relying on individual brilliance rather than car pace is not where they expected to be at this stage. Steiner has no current team to protect, which makes his read worth taking seriously.