After adding six podiums in the first races of the year, Aston Martin He has experienced a considerable drop in level compared to his direct opponents on the grid. While McLaren managed to make the most of their updates at Silverstone and Hungary, the team of Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll fought hard to finish in the top 10. In this sense, the British team aims to fight for the podiums again after the championship break, so the surprises for AMR23 would come at the Dutch Grand Prix.
Fernando Alonso achieved his worst result of the season at the Hungarian Grand Prix, although the problems of Aston Martin they started after the race in Canada. The update to the sidepods for the date in Montreal caused problems in the cooling of the rear of the car from silverstone team. Also, according to information revealed by Press Racing, AM boss Mike Krack does not seem satisfied with the wing of the AMR23. In this sense, the improvement package would aim to put an end to these failures that affect the conduct of pilots.
However, Aston Martin he won’t be able to update his car for the next round of the Belgian Grand Prix, as they need more time to develop the improvements. In this direction, Everything seems to indicate that the new AMR23 will arrive after the break of the Formula 1 championship, that is to say for the Grand Prix of the Netherlands from August 25 to 27 in Zandvoort.. In this way the British team He hopes to correct the flaws to get back on the path to the podium and be able to fight with chances for Alonso’s 33rd victory in the second half of the year.
Expectations for the Spa
After the race at the Hungaroring, Lance Stroll analyzed the team’s performance in the 11th round of the world championship. The Canadian driver acknowledged the team needed to improve for the challenges ahead and ensured they would keep pushing in the final race before the break at Spa-Francorchamps.
“As a team I think we have some work to do to try to figure out what we can do better. The car is fast, but there is more pace to unlock and that has to be our priority as the season continues. We will take those lessons to Spa next week where, as always, we will push hard,” Lance Stroll said for the Green Team’s official website.
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