Aston Martin Formula 1 team have issued a statement after Fernando Alonso came away from the Monaco Grand Prix unable to pick up any championship points following a mid-race retirement.

The 43-year-old has now endured the worst start to any season he has ever competed in across his 24-year-long career in F1, as his chances of competing among the top of the pack went from bad to worse last weekend.

Alonso is yet to pick up a point this season and sits at the bottom of the drivers’ championship.

The two-time champion is joined on his tally of zero points by mentee Gabriel Bortoleto and Alpine stars Franco Colapinto and Jack Doohan, neither of which are a fair comparison considering they were part of a brutal driver swap six races into the year.

Little did the Spaniard know that his troubles had barely begun after finishing one place outside the points at the Emilia-Romagna GP, as just one week later, Alonso DNF’d at the very race he secured two consecutive wins at in 2006 and 2007.

Aston Martin issue Alonso apology as bad luck streak persists

Perhaps the champion is not superstitious enough however as despite starting Sunday’s race in Monaco in P6, he failed to pick up any points once again after experiencing an engine issue, forced to retire on lap 38.