The dimension that the concept of ‘The Plan’ took on reached unsuspected limits on social media and marketing. Even the Alpine team went so far as to display those two words on the rear wing of Fernando Alonso’s car. Now, Aston Martin talks about a new plan to turn things around The Asturian season invites us to remember happier times.
“We now have a plan, we will see if it contributes to a better result, but we are more confident now than in the previous months”recognizes the Spaniard after his team has not succeeded with the famous improvements in 2024. Progression was expected to fight with those at the top for podiums and what is happening is a progressive decline.
“Our car behaved very differently in Bahrain And after the first package (new parts), we changed the characteristics a bit. We can mitigate a bit with the settings and I think we are understanding more and more,” Alonso said. ‘The Race’. The Aston Martin is nervous, it is difficult to tame it, it degrades a lot and the numbers don’t lie.
ASTON MARTIN SUFFERING IN 2023
181 points at this point in the year in 2023, fighting close to Red Bull, for this year’s 58. 137 units for Alonso in ten races in his first year dressed in green for the 41 he adds this year making the most of his car. Six podiums for a P5 in 2024, the most he has achieved with his discreet AMR-24. See the difference between one line and another on the graph It is scary even though the season is long and there are still 14 races left.
The team knows that they have to please the Asturian as soon as possible. “We are pushing very hard on the new factory, “We started to see the benefits of that in the lead time of some of the parts,” explained Aston Martin performance director Tom McCullough. “You have to get the best out of the car every weekend and bring these parts in as quickly as possible”added Mike Krack, team manager.
Hungary as a turning point
Aston Martin remains optimistic as the two-time champion marks the Hungarian Grand Prix in red on the calendar, a scenario where he demands results, and boss Lawrence Stroll becomes impatient. Krack indicated a couple of days ago that “The results in the wind tunnel are encouraging” while Alonso has made it clear that Austria and the United Kingdom, just before Hungary, will be complicated places.
It remains to be seen if the new plan that the British team is talking about is more of an optimistic current or if there is a correlation with an improvement on the track. Its headquarters in Silverstone brings together all the potential to produce a fast car but, for now, they can’t find the key.
The Spaniard acknowledges being motivated with the project and satisfied after the renewal of his teammate Lance Stroll. Curves are coming for Aston Martin, it is the trend this year, and progress on the track must come as soon as possible. As have those rivals that elude them, Mclaren and Mercedes. Even Alpine seems to have surpassed them.
