Aston Martin F1 team principal Mike Clack said the team’s impressive performances in the first three races of 2023 were encouraging, but when evaluating Aston Martin’s place in the F1 pecking order. Showing a cautious attitude. In Australia, Fernando Alonso took Aston Martin to the podium for the third year in a row, a string of results at three disparate circuits boding well for Aston Martin F1’s future performances.
“Being competitive at these three circuits means we can be confident at the other circuits,” said Clack. “The range of the circuits is very different. Baku with huge straights and Monaco with no straights, in a way the field always shifts left or right,” he said. “That’s why I always say you have to be careful.” I’m always very careful not to draw too many conclusions.” So far, with impressive progress this season, Aston has been able to pull ahead of the dominant Red Bull frontrunners Ferrari and Mercedes. We could be on the same side of the field or, depending on the track and conditions, be ahead of our rivals.” Aston Martin lost to Ferrari in Jeddah and Mercedes in Melbourne in qualifying, but Mark Clack had Red Bull on race day. He argues that few things separate those who seek the second spot behind him. “This is also when we said we had to wait a few races,” added Mike Clack. “You can’t say here or there after one race and you need more data samples to really understand where you are.” “So if you look at all the data, or get all the data, if you look at where you are, the margins are very close. Mike Clack (Aston Martin F1 Team Principal) With Alonso’s stellar performances and Aston Martin’s performances, it is inevitable that race wins are likely this season. Mike Clack thinks Monaco and Barcelona will benefit from Aston Martin’s AMR23 as straight line speed is less important. “I think there are some tracks like Monaco and Barcelona where the combination of this driver and this car does magic,” Clack told DAZN. “We have a flaw on a very long straight, it’s no secret, we’ve seen it and we have to work a lot. “At a track where it doesn’t matter so much, you can be more confident. , in a race like this, speed isn’t everything.” “You have to be fast, you have to finish, you have to make mistakes and we’ll see what happens.”
