Aston Martin Formula 1 team principal Mike Krack admits that the Silverstone outfit knew it was a risky move to bring a major upgrade package to a sprint weekend.
The team struggled to optimise its latest updates after problems arose in FP1 at the US GP, after which the specification was fixed. That led to a disappointing qualifying session on Friday, and an equally frustrating shootout and sprint on Saturday. The team eventually opted to take both AMR23s out of parc ferme and make wholesale changes that triggered pitlane starts for Sunday's main event.
When you take this decision to do it, nevertheless, you know what the risk is, and then you cannot complain when it happens. It's another lesson learned.' Photo by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images Lance Stroll, Aston Martin AMR23 Krack said that making the points had exceeded expectations given the pitlane starts. 'You know that it will be very difficult to score if you start from the pitlane, especially with the pace that we had yesterday.
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