While the current season of Formula 1 It is still far from deciding and many teams continue to work frantically in short -term improvements, Aston Martin has already taken another course: the approach is clearly put in the future, more specifically in the year 2026when the new technical regulation will completely transform the queen category.
The team leader, Andy Cowell —A man with great experience and a clear vision to make strategic decisions – he openly explains why the team has taken this step in advance. “It’s a challenging year,” he says Cowell. “The changes of regulation for the 2026 season are so deep that there is no possible technical or conceptual transfer of the current car to the next generation.”
“This means: any improvement we now make for this car will only be useful in the remaining races. On the other hand, we have the opportunity to lay a base with the development work for 2026 of which we could benefit for five years, in a stage of stable regulations. “
Cowell: The strategy in Arabia shows that we are serious
This cold logic has led to Aston Martin to consciously invest your resources in the medium and long term development. However, Cowell emphasize that this does not imply giving up the current season:
“We are not pulling the towel. We want to run more, we want to attack, we want to add points in each Grand prize. That is our philosophy as a racing team. “
An example of this attitude was already seen in the career strategy in Saudi Arabia: “Lance made more than 40 really solid turns, and we deliberately speculate with an opportunity instead of acting purely defensively. We could have stopped five laps before to ensure positions, but we didn’t just want to defend ourselves: we wanted to take advantage of opportunities to move forward. That mentality is important for us.”
At the same time, Cowell It sees potential in trying developments that can have an impact both in the short and long term: “There are technologies and concepts that we can introduce this season and that will also help us in development by 2026. We are using the remaining races also as a test field, not as experiments, but as directed preparation.”
Thus, Aston Martin It is positioned as one of the teams that not only expects the future of the Formula 1but actively mold it. The strategic approach in 2026 is a clear sign: whoever wants to be in front, must think today.
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