Aston Martin ignores the time table: “There is light at the end of the tunnel”
One looks at the official results of the Austrian GP and looks at Aston Martin and clearly cannot be optimistic. Lance Stroll He couldn’t finish the race and Fernando Alonso Yes, he was able to cross the finish line but he was the last of those who finished 53 seconds of the penultimate and dubbed three times by George Russellwinner of the event at the Red Bull Ring. It’s a real drama.
However, the air that is breathed in the Silverstone team is not as pessimistic as the time table may indicate. At Aston Martin they believe that in Spielberg there was an improvement compared to the nightmare that was experienced in Barcelona with its two cars being left stranded in the first half of the race. At least, this is what can be understood from the last words of Mike Krackhead of the English team.
“We are at 80% or 90% compared to the performance of the competition, we are not that far away. Let’s say there is light at the end of the tunnel. We will get through the next two races with the situation we have, but the way we have handled it is not bad. Of course I’m disappointed, but it’s the decision we made,” said the Luxembourger in the corralito with the press in statements reported by the newspaper AS.
“They were at a similar pace. When running in traffic, overtaking mode is activated, energy is gained… I don’t want to speak too optimistically, but we must take advantage of these positive aspects. “We have two drivers working as a team and that allows us to progress.”
The unity that Alonso speaks of
One of the images left by this Austrian GP It is one of Fernando Alonso’s radio stations. After finishing the classification, he sent a message thanking him for the work done and that he was happy. Curious considering that he was almost two seconds away from moving to Q2. “I am in the same position as in the last 4 grands prix, but “I have a more positive feeling than in any other classification”he explained later in the corralito with the press.
Alonso’s speech in these last races is always in this sense of union with the project. There was a lot of hope for this change of era but it is true that the blow of reality was very cruel for Aston Martin and Honda. Hopes are pinned on the second half of the year and the Asturian has full confidence.
“We try to learn everything we can on those weekends. Knowing that the performance is not there, we still need to improve some operational things, you know, things that we still need to improve over the weekend. And, yes, we use this time for that,” he concluded.
