2023-08-04 10:49:45
This new Formula One season was being synonymous with success for Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard placed Aston Martin up to second place with six podiums out of eight possible. However, in the last few races the result was not as expected. Much has been said about the causes of this downturn that threatens the aspirations of Asturian and endangers the long-awaited “33”.
In Aston Martin they have argued that there is a compendium of factors which has left them somewhat off the hook from the leaders. Starting with the development of the car itself. Against this background, Aston Martin is working to put the English brand back on the podium, as Fernando Alonso achieved six times this season and they have not hesitated to close the “mea culpa” and apologize to their drivers.
Mike Krack, head of Aston Martin, analyzed the downturn of the team in an interview on the Formula 1 website and was confident about the future. “I am very confident because over the last three or four races we have collected some data to know where we are. Other rivals are changing their car so you always have a moving target. But we are pretty sure we have identified the main weaknesses of the car. and now it is about solving them, not introducing other things,” he explained.
He also wanted to recognize the work of his pilots and apologize for not having managed to maintain the level. “It’s great to have Fernando, but also Lance in this context. We are lucky that both drivers have a very open dialogue, they exchange a lot about their feelings about the car or about their thoughts,” he points out.
For this reason, the Aston Martin executive did not hesitate to apologize to Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll for the performance shown by the single-seaters in recent races: “It is easy to become destructive and the exact opposite happened, so I am very happy with the way that this has evolved. I feel very sorry for our drivers because maybe we didn’t manage to stay there.
The comeback
Despite this downturn, those from Silverstone do not give up and assure that there will be important innovations for the second part of the season. In the factory they are already manufacturing the future parts that will make it possible to recover the speed that the AMR23 of Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll has lost.
After the break, at the Dutch Grand Prix, which takes place at the Zandvoort circuit, Aston Martin is expected to incorporate the biggest upgrade package of the entire season. Improvements to the sidepods, the DRS and the ground, that is, the three most important characteristics for the car to be fast.
Along these lines, Tom McCullough, Aston Martin F1 performance director, has revealed that they still have “a lot of budget” to develop the AMR23. “We still have a lot of budget left to further develop the car and that is our plan for the second half of the season. I think from Zandvoort onwards we are going to have continuous development,” McCullough told Motorsport.com.
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