Sixth place in the constructors’ standings now looks very good for Aston Martin, but team boss Mike Krack insists he wants to remain realistic.
Aston Martin is one of Formula 1’s most intriguing teams in terms of potential for expansion, as the team brought in a key body of workers, such as former McLaren Racing chief executive Martin Whitmarsh to take over at Aston Martin, as well as control of Red Bull Aero boss. Dan Fallows.
From 2023, Aston Martin will also gain advantages from Fernando Alonso, who this season has shown that despite his 41 years, he continues to perform at the best of his abilities.
Before those puzzles can influence 2023, Aston Martin still has a lot of work to do when it comes to the 2022 constructors’ championship.
After languishing in P9 for much of the campaign, Aston Martin scored 20 points in the final rounds in Singapore and Japan, a P6 for Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel, the latter also completing P8 in Singapore.
This put Aston Martin back on the line suffering the teams of Alfa Romeo, Haas and AlphaTauri.
Aston Martin is now in P7, with Alfa Romeo seven numbers ahead with 4 races remaining from the season.
Alfa Romeo has scored just one point in its last nine races, so form dictates Aston Martin finishing sixth this season.
Krack, however, insists that his team be carried away by those thoughts.
“Confidence is not everything, you also have to have a fast car, because with confidence we don’t do much,” Krack told Motorsport. com.
“We know where we are with our car, we have taken some steps this year. But still, in a normal race, it will cost us to finish sixth. “
“You have to be realistic. There are 4 races left. If we manage to score or keep scoring, there is a chance that we can still take a position.
“But the scenario can also change quickly. If one of the rival groups scores significantly, we may also lose a position. “
“It’s 4 races, it’s still a long time and we have to keep our point of play. But certainly, I think in the last 12 races we have scored 10 times. I think you can see that we are in a smart progression. “.
There are the United States, Mexico, Sao Paulo and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix left to close out the 2022 campaign, all tracks that Krack doesn’t expect to suit Aston Martin perfectly, but also those where there may be opportunities for the clever effects needed to control the P6.
“All the upcoming races have a lot of features,” said Krech. “It’s not the kind of track in Baku, Singapore and Monaco [where Aston Martin scored points]. So it will be more complicated for us than for others. “the ones I mentioned.
“It may only rain in Sao Paulo, we also have a race in Sao Paulo. So there are still opportunities. “
“There’s no clue where we think would be bad for us. Come on.
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