Team principal Mike Crack considers the way the team has reacted to the deterioration in form after a strong start to the year commendable, stressing that the feedback from the two drivers – Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll – is also helpful in terms of finding a solution.
The British team, which was ill last year, started 2023 brilliantly: thanks to Fernando Alonso, they achieved six podium places in the first eight weekends. Then, however, came an even more dramatic setback: They couldn’t force their way into the top three since Canada, even though the Spaniard still scored important points for them.
It was said that the reason for their decline was that they had to change their front wing, which was said to be very flexible, but they did not comment on this rumor. However, they have repeatedly indicated that their developments have not made the expected progress. While many competitors accelerate.
Team captain Mike Crack commented on the setback that they are working hard to fix, and paid tribute to his teammates, saying they were impressed with the way they wanted to turn around and how they responded to the difficulty. After the Hungarian Grand Prix, discussions have already been arranged. – the specialist began.
The team’s reaction was immediate. I have already seen this on Sunday and Monday afternoon at the factory press conference, in which all our employees participated. it was amazing. It was about what to do. The lights did not go out in any department. – indicated that the brainstorming continued at night.
“The reaction of the team has been amazing. It’s very encouraging to see this and that you don’t have to keep talking about how things are going to get better etc. In fact, the competitive spirit was great (also in meetings) and it was very encouraging to see that in the future.” – continued, and then praise the competitors for the stable.
He emphasized that the feedback and comments of Alonso and Brand Partner Lance Stroll were also important, useful and in line with the engineers’ expertise. “Both were very constructive at the meeting on Sunday“, He said.
“Turns out that was too long. We almost missed our flight. Then there were really long messages on Monday too. Lance was there too. He was very good. We have the analytics and now we need to compare the comments to what we can read from the results. It was good to see They confirmed the key areas we need to work on. Great teamwork! Now we have to implement (the plans)!” He finished his thought.
Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso (Photo: Aston Martin)
