The eleventh place of Fernando Alonso in Monza as well as the sixth in Baku and the eighth in Singapore were pleasant and unexpected surprises for Aston Martin.
Even in the best predictions of the Silverstone team, it was not envisaged to fight for the points with the sixth or seventh car, but the Asturian once again exploited the low potential of the AMR24.
Mike Krackteam leader, explained to ‘As’ that in the pre-race simulations they were doing, it was impossible to finish eighth.
“We have our numbers, we make our pre-race estimates. In Singapore, again, None of our simulations predicted that we would end up where we did. “They generally work well, so I don’t think they’re bad simulation tools,” he said.
For his part, Tom McCullough, Aston Martin’s head of performance, also gave in to the double champion: “Fernando did a fantastic job extracting everything from the car.”
The Briton highlights above all his abilities in qualifying: “It is clear that on street circuits, he has always been very confident and tends to qualify very well. He has the ability to know when to attack and when to take risks.“.
“Fernando often says that You can only do this in a few turns.when you are fully engaged. There, his experience and talent resurface,” he added.
There are now three weeks of break left before Formula 1 returns to Austin. At that point, the Oviedo man believes that Aston Martin takes a step forward.
