Attention: Alert that Aston Martin is about to catch up with Red Bull!

In Canada, Aston Martin hit the table when responding to the improvements presented by Mercedes in previous appointments with an important package of evolutions that made the green car take a big step forward. The new parts pursued the goal of improving the car’s main weakness, the top speed in a straight line, and it seems that in the race, it seems to have achieved this goal. In addition, these new things also want to improve the car’s strong points, such as its performance in slow corners and fast corners. “Closer than ever to Red Bull? I think. It’s the most competitive race so far and hopefully we can close the gap.” He said Main Team of Aston Martin at the end of the Canadian GP after a race where Alonso was clearly closer to Red Bull. Mike CrackDespite this, he remained calm and lowered expectations. That’s what the team wants, don’t give up hope until something comes. However, the specialized portal ‘Auto Motor and Sport’, announced that data from the team’s wind tunnel indicated that the car of Silverstone will rise to Verstappen’s Red Bull in later races.

“It seems that the wind tunnel data and simulations are so good that there are people within the team who are already confident that ARM23 will be equal to Red Bull when they optimize the Canadian update between Austria and Great Britain .”said the German magazine.

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Fernando Alonso He already warned before the race that to see the true potential of the new updates we will have to wait for the next races of Austria and Silverstonebecause there they can optimize the car’s settings to take advantage of the improvements made to the single-seater, due to Canada they still need to collect data on novelties to understand them and make the most of them.

Can Aston Martin match Red Bull today?

It’s hard to imagine Aston Martin could catch Red Bull soon because of the great efficiency the energy drink car has shown throughout the beginning of the year. And in this sense, it is true that there are reasons to be skeptical, but also others to believe that the step forward that the green team can take is exciting.

Right off the bat, what should be said is that from a circuit like Canada is hard to draw a definite conclusion. As MD warned that the performance of Mercedes in Barcelona could be something special, it is difficult to know if the picture that will be seen on a track that is unique to the Canadian will be the one that will be seen in the next tests. First, because Verstappen already warned that he suffered from the lower temperature on the track, especially in his first stint on hard rubber, where he had no grip and could not push his car to the maximum.

However, there are other notable elements. Canada is a track with three long straights and at the start of the course it will be in favor of Red Bull, but this time, Alonso was able to mimic Verstappen’s race pace for part of the event, something that would have been unthinkable a few races ago. It is clear that Aston Martin has achieved its goal of improving the efficiency of its package, with lower drag and higher tip. And an example of this is the ease with which Fernando Alonso stayed behind Hamilton at the start and was able to pass the Englishman in a straight line. The step forward in that sense is clear.

On the other hand, there are some conditions that complicate the search for conclusions. Alonso had to drive in his last stint with worse (harder) rubber. In that sense, Alonso’s race was conditioned by having to defend against Hamilton’s last stop, which prevented Alonso from an attacking strategy against Max, something that caused him to finish the test with worse tires .

Here we must add that Alonso had to drive with reserving fuel (stop accelerating before the end of the straight) because of a problem with his car that turned into a false alarm. This reduced the Spanish performance. On the other hand, the question remains about Max Verstappen’s speed. He was leading and his statements were contradictory: he said that he was in charge, but at the same time, attacking, although he ended up saying that his speed was between one thing and another. Here, we should add that Verstappen drove with a bird stuck somewhere in the brake ductsomething it is not known if this caused any loss of performance in his car.

And finally, Fernando Alonso cannot drive one hundred percent optimized to make the most of his improvements. First, because it is very difficult to get the most out of a good package as soon as possible, in the same appointment in which it is implemented. And secondly, because the first practice session was wet on Saturday.

Austria faces greater confidence

Besides that, there is everything to come. First, the belief that Austria and Silverstone will have all the data to make the most of the improvements. In addition, Aston Martin showed good performance in fast corners at the beginning of the course and the English team expects better performance from its car in Austria and Silverstone, aware however that Red Bull also has to go like a plane in these appointments. And finally, it remains to be remembered that Aston Martin plans to show more important improvements at Silverstone, at the next British GP, which could mean more tenths.

More pieces and the results of the longest wind tunnel season

The exciting statement of ‘Auto Motor und Sport’ fully agrees with what MD can find out about the news of the green team. MD asked a key team member for the date he thought the team would see the results of having more wind tunnel time than Red Bull. “In July”, the source said. Aston Martin has 37% more wind tunnel and CFD simulation time compared to Red Bull in the early part of the season for the development of its car. Things will come, but that doesn’t have to be an indication that Aston Martin is on Red Bull’s side.

Being in the middle of the construction and transfer phase at its new factory, even with worse tools at its headquarters, parts will obviously take longer, but the conclusions drawn from those hours in the wind tunnel are good and Take advantage Aston Martin has that development time advantage over its rivals, the results should be seen throughout the year. And “July” coincides with the dates indicated by the aforementioned publication.

Verstappen’s words

Another indication to consider is the words of the main characters. Alonso has already warned that the maximum potential of the updates will come in Austria and Silverstone. And whenever he talks about chasing Red Bull, he uses the term “yet.”

“The new pieces? It’s too early to say. We haven’t tested them enough and we still need to optimize the car’s setup with this new package. I think that in Austria or Silverstone we can take their maximum. Our FP2 was too short yesterday but I’m happy with the new parts, they’ve been good, they’ve done what we expected and that’s a positive sign.” Alonso said on Saturday before the race in Canada. “I don’t think we’re at Red Bull’s level yet,” argument. And in Barcelona he has already launched another ad, showing his hope in “catch up with Red Bull soon”.

And considering Verstappen’s words, some conclusions can also be drawn. The Dutchman said after the race that he was not concerned, but for the first time this season he alerted the team to the importance of working with the factory to bring improvements to the track. Although then it seems to announce that something is coming. “At the moment, we’re not worried, but the other teams are pushing. They’re bringing a lot of updates. This weekend Aston Martin took a step forward for sure.”commented the Dutchman.

“We are still ahead, but we have to keep working, although I don’t need to say it, we already know that and we are working on it. things will come”added the World Cup leader.