Mike Krack, Aston Martin Team PrincipalHe could not hide his pleasure and comfort. After the improvement shown by Mercedes in Barcelona with half a new car and the margin of improvement that Ferrari should have due to the new package of evolutions it showed in the last Spanish GP, in Canada the Aston Martin team had to respond. It is his turn to move tokens. They can’t afford to make mistakes. They had to present a significant package of evolutions that would have an immediate positive impact on their car. At first glance, the change is big and it shows the ambition of the group with its development plan. But the clue is missing to confirm that the pieces are the step forward they expect. So it is.
“After Barcelona, it was very important to send a strong message and I think we did it. Fernando (Alonso) is always in control of everything. We narrowed the gap to Red Bull quite a bit. We’re not there yet, let’s be honest about it, but we were able to control the Mercedes behind on a good day. And Stroll has come back from far in the points. So we’re happy”, commented Mike Krack in the statements on ‘DAZN F1’, very positive about the step forward his car has taken with the new parts.
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“Cars don’t stop, you’re always learning about them. We’re in a good place. LThe improvements are working as we expected them to and that makes us happy, because we had some pressure after Barcelona. We are happy that everything is working and now we have to work on the next ones”he added. And it is the fact that everything worked as planned, has a more important hidden message: the correlation of data between the wind tunnel and the track.
on the right path
Since pre-season, Aston Martin has had good data correlation between the wind tunnel, simulations and what happened on the asphalt afterwards. This allows the team to be more confident when it comes to bringing improvements to the asphalt, with less doubt about the road and about the real impact of the parts on the car. Aston Martin has already introduced other elements at previous Grand Prix and Alonso has always stressed that everything put in has helped in one way or another, such as the front and rear suspensions introduced in Monaco. This time, the biggest evolutionary pack released by the team to date also worked, and not only that, it “worked as expected”.
Meaning Another step forward for a team that has been on the ascendant line for the past year and a half, relentless progress and no missteps. Another point of strength for the team to continue to work and trust their plans. An important element to continue to bring more positive pieces to the asphalt for the rest of the yearstart two races from today, at the British GP, where some more improvements are planned.
“Closer than ever to Red Bull? I think, Fernando has also said that this is the most competitive race so far and hopes because we are a small team that after 8 races the gap at the top will be reduced a bit. That makes us happy,” added Mike Krack.
A trend?
According to Verstappen, the lower temperatures compared to Friday meant he didn’t have as much grip on the medium rubber. In addition, he considered that this factor and the safety of the car meant that his advantage at the end of the race was not as good as others. It took the iron in the improvement of Aston Martin. But it must be more than that. Alonso was lapping almost every race during Max’s tenure, and in some cases, faster. That, on a track full of straights, was something more than remarkable considering the superiority Red Bull had in top speed at the start of the course.
Race problem?
Finally, Mike Krack identified Fernando Alonso’s possible problem with his car, where the team asked him to lift his foot at the end of the straights. “We thought we had a little problem with the fuel system and we wanted to be sure, not risk. Maybe it was a false alarm but we couldn’t risk it,” he added.
For his part, Verstappen said during the race that he hit a bird and his boss, Christian Horner, confirmed that the remains of that bird were stuck in Max’s right front brake duct, something that could also affect in his performance. Although it seems unlikely that this is the case and Max can continue without problems.
Has Aston Martin approached Red Bull? It seems so, but the trend must be confirmed. Doubts will disappear in future races.
Source: La Verdad
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