Aston Martin is already thinking about 2024 – Spain’s News

The start of the season Aston Martin It was spectacular. Fernando Alonso He did not get off the podium and he still occupies the third position in the general classification of drivers. The car created by the technical direction of the British team surprised by its good performance, its adaptation to the different circuits and, of course, by the high level of driving and good work of the two-time world champion, which is very far from that of his boxing neighbor, Lance Stroll. The Spaniard has seven podium finishes since he started the campaign, but for several races the speed of the car has disappeared.

The first reason is that their rivals have improved a lot. So much Mercedes, like Ferrari and now McLaren have evolved their single-seaters. They came from a poor performance in the first races and their room for improvement was very large. The Aston Martin was born well, but its progression has not existed. Reasons? It may be due to your own inability of the English structure or to one simple business decision according to which the season is already considered good and it has been decided to bet on 2024. Many will think that, if the regulations do not change, they can adapt anything they find in next year’s car, but it may be that all the resources are already focusing on next year.

Another aspect to take into account is that Aston Martin’s room for maneuver is more limited than that of its rivals on the track. Mercedes and Ferrari build one hundred percent of their cars. That is, they can improve at the chassis level and also at the power unit. In Aston Martin both the engine and some parts of the car have been borrowed from Mercedes, where legally possible. Even the wind tunnel used by Alonso’s team is that of Mercedes, with which they have an agreement. This may have limited their room for improvement and they prefer to wait to have their own tunnel in a few months in the new and modern factory that they are about to start up together with the one they currently have and which was none other than the one in Jordan more than 25 years ago.

With all these circumstances, it is understood that structures as strong as Mercedes and Ferrari have surpassed Aston Martin, which has now also been overtaken by McLaren. Norris finished second last weekend in Hungary and showed that the car works well on such different venues as the fast Silverstone or the tough Hungaroring.

Worst of all, Alonso and the occasional Aston Martin boss had been announcing that some circuits greatly favored their characteristics and the final result was disastrous. Perhaps they did not count on the enormous evolution of their rivals. And what remains of the championship does not seem to be a big step. It will be difficult for Alonso to maintain third place in the World Cup. His mission is more than done.

Aston Martin showed in the first part of the season that it can be on top. The human team works and is now prepared not to depend on anyone, with the exception of the enginewhich is still Mercedes and that in 2026 it will be from Hondto. 2024 could be the big year to confirm that they are on the way to becoming something big.

This is how Red Bull Racing began and today it has already signed six world titles, is on its way to a seventh and, above all, without having the strength of a car manufacturer like Mercedes, Ferrari or Renault, it has been able to be the great reference to follow in terms of technology and advances within the world of competition and the demanding Formula One.