Work at the Aston Martin factory does not stop. In Montreal they saw the first green shoots, after two difficult weekends and now their goal is tocontinue improving in all circuits to continue getting closer, first to Mercedes and then to the three above. But a difficult stage of the F1 calendar is approaching, where there will be three grand prix in a row and this complicates the arrival of many improvements.
Besides, Some of the upcoming circuits, like Barcelona (the next one) are not the best for the British team.. Alonso already said it, that in the Spanish GP they would be “regular”. Tom McCulloughthe head of performance at Aston Martin, talked about how they have a fixed plan, which involves focusing on improving the balance of a car that is difficult to control in many places.
“Since the beginning of the year there are always balance characteristics that you want to improve and we have focused on that by bringing the updates, but we are also trying to add performance and bringing aerodynamic and mechanical development parts,” McCullough explained, saying that Upgrade packages will focus less on aerodynamics.
“The objective is to get a car with which the drivers can have confidence and be consistent on all the tracks on the calendar,” he acknowledged, ensuring that the objective they have for the next races is give their drivers a car that is easier to drive.
The goal is to get a car that the drivers can have confidence in.
Tom McCullough, head of performance at Aston Martin
Improvements designed for the racing triplet
These improvements with the balance of the car will be put into action in the three races to come. They don’t want to wait. The AMR24 is a car that goes well on straight lines, but slow corners are difficult for it and in Montmeló it can suffer. However, McCullough revealed that they will have new parts from the first grand prix of this triplet: “The updates we have introduced and those to come aim to help on tracks like Barcelona, Austria or Silverstone,” he commented.
The updates to come aim to help on tracks like Barcelona, Austria or Silverstone
Tom McCullough, head of performance at Aston Martin
“That’s why we are seeing the teams getting closer and closer to each other and therefore getting the most out of the car every weekend is simply the key,” he concluded, showing that The grid is tighter than ever and the importance of getting the most out of each circuit.
