Last year, Aston Martin finished seventh in the Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship. But in 2023, everything looks like the British team will achieve harvests at the hands of Fernando Alonso, who finished third in the Bahrain Grand Prix, behind of Max Verstappen’s Red Bull y Czech Pérez, and ahead of Ferrari and Mercedes, of those considered contenders for the title.
The AMR23 prepares for the Saudi Arabian Grand PrixBut for now, there’s some hope in believing that Aston Martin’s success isn’t a one-race thing.
Dan Fallows
The british was until last year, a very close associate of Adrian Newey, technical director at Red Bull.Fallows is the new technical director of Aston Martin and although the Austrian team has left comments about a possible copy of the Red Bulls cars, it is a fact that their role has been vital to the creation of a competitive car.
team growth
Lawrence Stroll looks set to make good on his promise of a successful five-year team. After all, when he took over the team as Racing Point, he’s invested quite a bit of money and Aston Martin is already boasting a new wind tunnel, A world-class facility is being built at Silverstone and the team has increased from 400 to 740 people.
Of course, the new facilities and the new wind tunnel will not be available until May. What does it mean? That we haven’t seen everything about Aston Martin yet.
Regulations and budget ceiling
It was in 2021 that Formula 1 implemented the budget ceiling in order to contain costs and seek greater equity between the teams, so that the richer teams do not increase their large budgets to increase their dominance.
Aston Martin has taken advantage of this and its reorganization has been exemplary, since it has found what is necessary to generate an effective car, as it has cost teams like Mercedes and Ferrari.
Alliance with Mercedes, well used
His agreement with the German team has benefited them. Mercedes motorizes its cars, so Aston Martin works with the same gearbox and rear suspension. In addition, surrounding himself with talented personnel has helped make good successes visible.
Fernando Alonso
Perhaps the most important factor. The Spaniard, a two-time world champion, arrived to replace Sebastian Vettel and being the cornerstone of one of the most talented drivers on the grid, known for his keen reading on the tracks, his ability to squeeze the car’s potential and his always-for-hit mentality.
The hope that Alonso achieves success in this team is so great that he arrives at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as the third favorite to win the race, behind only Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez.
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