While F1 rivals are taking notice of Aston Martin's potential as it ramps up its efforts to reach the front, the team is still facing a hurdle that McLaren is also having to overcome. Explained:
Indeed, the narrative surrounding the Silverstone-based squad these days is more about when it will start winning in F1, rather than if.
"You need the investment, and you need the talent in Formula 1. We have the investment, we have the facilities, and we have the talent. So it's just a matter of time." Yet, with the top teams still benefitting from infrastructure legacies built up when there was no cost cap, there remain gaps to them that simply cannot be closed from one winter to the next.
"Does that stop us progressing in the way that we want? Absolutely not. But are they key for sustained performance gains in the future? Absolutely, and that's what we need to push for." Three seasons away may seem like an age, but time flies by very quickly in F1. And Aston Martin chiefs are clear that the most important thing right now is making progress year on year, not just sitting back and waiting for better times in the long term.
"The main thing from our point of view is to show that steady year-on-year progression, to show this project is moving forward in the right way."If good results were not possible until 2026, then you would doubt that someone like Alonso would have committed to the project. He sees scope, however, for a march forward.
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