Australian Grand Prix: Fernando Alonso was among the slowest drivers on the start-finish line in qualifying, falling about 6.2mph (10km/h) short of pole-sitter Sergio Perez in Saudi Arabia’s speed trap. With such performance, the team is now rethinking their wing choices. Formula 1 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN.
While the Aston Martin AMR23’s abilities in braking, acceleration, and low-speed corners are obvious, it is also apparent how much ground Red Bull is gaining on straightaways.
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There are big differences in how both teams, Red Bull, and Aston martin perform. However, we are sure that the team is adamant about picking up Aston Martin’s pace.
It was being said that the cost limit prevented Aston Martin from introducing a lower drag version at this point in the campaign. The Aston Martin team had to commit to a higher downforce specification wing.
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According to Aston Martin team, the two vehicles’ major differences can be attributed to the wing heights that they chose to have. Red Bull was aggressive in releasing a lower downforce and drag specification for Saudi Arabia than the competition early in the race.
Tom McCullough, the Aston Martin performance director stated about finishing the first few races before reflecting on the future. They will later check whether they still need to stick with their current strategy or come up with a new one.
The first thing the crew is noticing is how the car behaves in the first two races. Aston Martin stated that after this weekend’s race in Melbourne, they will consider revaluating their strategy. They might need to alter their strategy to make everything work out better.
According to McCullough, Aston Martin made some setup decisions while in Bahrain to increase downforce for better tyre management. While it was evident at the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix that the difference between his team and Red Bull’s wing strategy was what separated them. Well, there is no doubt that both the teams have wing differences.
“In qualifying, for sure, Red Bull is very strong with the DRS. I think in a race situation, we have come from a cost cap side of things that you can’t have every wing that you want at every track.” said the performance director.
McCullough also stated that Aston Martin was encouraged by its early-season performance in the other grand prix. At the same time, it was also not taking a backseat in its efforts to reduce Red Bull’s current lead.
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