The reasons why Aston Martin and Alonso are excited about the next Austrian F1 GP

Mike Krack, Aston Martin Team Principal, he could not hide his delight in Montreal at the end of the Canadian F1 GP, where he saw Fernando Alonso enter the podium for the 6th time in the first eight races of the year. But most of all, I smiled to see that the big package of updates introduced by Aston Martin was a step forward and allowed them to be the second best car on the grid again, this time closer to red bull and has a rate equal to or better than Verstappen in some sections of the race. blow up He made it clear that Canada is not a representative track to draw conclusions from, but he is very confident in what is to come Austria and Silverstoneas he said Fernando Alonso.

First of all, Mike Cracksaid he was not concerned about the possibility that his car would again lose the rhythm of the race as in Barcelonawhere lower temperatures and other specific issues meant that the green car weekend was not as expected.

Mike confident in the potential of the new Aston Martin package introduced in the Canada, with a new floor, new pontoons and a new engine cover. And it is that Canada has shown great points of improvement such as top speed, which has been one of the great weak points of the car in the first races. He found himself in the race, with Alonso without suffering to pass Hamilton on the straight and showed great speed in the 3 long Canadian straights, with rhythms similar to those of Max. That, with security where Mike Crack ensured that the Aston Martin It will also be stronger in fast corners, this makes it optimistic for Austrian GP Next week.

This, along with the good traction and braking stability of Aston Martinkey points on a track as in Spielbergcan make the Asturian car very competitive.

“I’m not worried because I think we saw that the latest updates seem to be working. And now there are some tracks where there are a lot of high-speed corners (Austria and Silverstone), and I think we’ve improved our car in high-speed corners, the kinds of corners that aren’t plentiful in Canada.”Krack commented. For this reason, Krack assured that he is “looking forward” to the Austrian GP.

Can Aston Martin catch Red Bull in Austria?

“We hope to get to these permanent circuits, because on those circuits I think we will also see the real strength of Red Bull.and it also means thatWe have a better indication of how far we are.”.

Canada has not allowed to see the exact true picture of the difference that remains between Red Bull and Aston Martin, so blow up face the Austrian GP wanted to know that gap, a distance that according to ‘Auto Motor und Sport’ could disappear and yield parity if wind tunnel data from Aston Martin They are fulfilled in what will happen on the track in the next two appointments, Austria, and a Silverstone where Aston Martin plans to bring more improvements. However, at the moment it seems difficult to imagine parity between Red Bull and Aston Martin due to the superiority shown throughout the start of the course.. But it will be the track that will show whether the Aston Martin can get so close, what it takes for Fernando to put more pressure on Max in search of a mistake by the Dutchman that will bring him closer to his long-awaited 33rd success in F1.

Optimization with new components

Fernando Alonso made it clear before the race Canada that the car will have more potential Austria and Silverstone because in Canada they don’t have time to find the best car configuration to maximize the performance of the new package. However, in Austria there will be another factor that will complicate his job, as there will only be one practice session as it is a sprint weekend (with qualifying on Friday, sprint race on Saturday and long race on Sunday).

“I think every time you put new parts on a car, you have to go through a cycle of relearning. How your car behaves in different conditions, at different ride heights… ? So I think we have a lot to learn and we also need to develop the car in the next races.”commented here.

“I wish we had more rhythm in Austria”

“Canada is a specific circuit and I already said in Barcelona that you have to wait a few races to really determine where you are. With the mix between upgrades and track features, it’s really hard to get a clear picture. So I think the safest thing to say right now is that Red Bull is in front and the other three (main teams) are close. I think that’s all we can say for sure.”

“Austria is a circuit that will be good for us, maybe better (than Montreal) for our car. Canada is a strange track to say the least, it’s probably historically been good for Ferrari here with short corners and long straights so hopefully in Austria we’ll have more speed.”, argument. Of course, it is expected that on these tracks the Red Bull will be an airplane. Aston Martin must keep its feet on the ground, keep working and fight for more podiums. The favorite should continue to be the energy drink team, who are running at home next week.