Aston Martin F1 Team Shows Potential in 2023 Season

Aston Martin F1 Team’s progress in the 2023 F1 season is “more exposed” in terms of the team’s need to show its potential, says team principal Mike Clack. Red Bull have dominated the rest of the team this season, but Aston Martin is second after finishing seventh in the Constructors’ Championship last year with three podiums in the opening three races.

Mike Clack admits that much of his job is the same as before, but the pressure has increased as he regularly races powerhouses such as Mercedes and Ferrari. “It’s surprisingly not that different, because we have a very dedicated team that always tries to do the best they can, wherever they are,” said Mike Clack. “So there’s not much of a difference in approach, but it’s obviously much more exposed,” he said. Other than that, the job itself hasn’t changed much.It’s easier to talk about three podiums than it is to talk about a very difficult 12 months ago!” Using an analogy to the midfield battles of the past, it points out that external factors influence which team is Red Bull’s closest challenger in each race. “I think everything is very even…in the midfield it’s basically a tenth, twos, threes, everything is decided. I think it’s the same here with Ferrari and Mercedes. Depending on the circuit. , Depending on the layout, one may have an edge over the other, but Red Bull is undoubtedly the fastest,” he said. I’m sure we can be competitive at other circuits as well, but the types of circuits are really different, like Baku with big straights and Monaco with no straights, in a way the field is always a little left and right. “I always say that we have to be careful not to draw too many conclusions from one race event, and the strategy in Australia and how it unfolds and how everyone manages. You can’t represent the pace given what you had to do, so I’m always careful not to get too hung up on conclusions.”