Aston Martin is 'on track' in its five-year F1 plan, but it needs to take a huge stride forward in '23

Aston Martin F1 team driver Sebastian Vettel during pre-season testing. (Twitter: @AstonMartinF1)
By Mahaksh Chauhan | Dec 1, 2022 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

He did emphasize, however, that the team must take action next year, especially since the AMR23 will be the first car designed and built under technical director Dan Fallows and other key hires. Aston Martin put its hopes on winning the world championship within five years after acquiring the Racing Point entry in 2021. Aston Martin had a difficult start to the 2022 season, with the cars consistently finishing just outside the points. The team jumped from ninth to seventh in the world championship over the last few races, narrowly missing out on sixth place.

“I think we were behind schedule from the way we started the year,” Krack said of 2022’s progress. “However, I believe we made good time. I believe that in year three, we must see a clear improvement, a clear move forward in terms of performance, and I believe that we are on track. “I think it’s an outstanding recovery.” You can clearly see the impact of people like Dan and others joining and mixing with the people who were already there. “I believe we have a lot of momentum, and you can feel that when you come in here.” To be honest, I believe we have reason to believe we can continue on that path. So everything is fine from that perspective.” Krack acknowledged he was hesitant to make major changes after joining the team just before the season began.

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“I think it’s sometimes more difficult not to make radical decisions,” he said. “I believe it is critical to know how to remain calm. I’ve been out of F1 for a long time. “However, some of these things haven’t altered. You must determine what your issue is. And you can’t make five changes at once. So it’s a matter of prioritising our shortcomings.” Krack stated that the key starting point was to improve feedback from the car to the driver.

“I recall sitting with you for a very long time in Melbourne.” And we concluded that the first step is to provide input to the driver so that they can feel what the automobile is doing before we can choose what to do next. “So, from that perspective, I think it’s important to trust the people you have, rather than expecting quick responses in terms of personnel, because you’re obviously losing time before the new people are back in their group, you’re losing another couple of months.” “And we have the right people, we have the right individuals, and the reactions were extremely positive.”