Several years, Aston Martin is a Mercedes customer teams. That is to say, the German team motorizes the British in addition to providing many parts, especially the rear of the car. From the team of Silverstonehave pointed out that their association with the team of Toto Wolff It is not a problem for them.
This has been assured by Dan Fallows, technical director of Aston Martin, on ‘Motorsport.com’. And it is that many see it impossible for a client team to surpass the main one. “I don’t think that’s the case. Actually, I don’t feel that having the Mercedes engine in our car has been a negative for us.
What Mercedes gives to Aston Martin is, specifically, the hybrid power unit, rear suspensions and gearboxin addition to using his wind tunnel while the construction of the team is finished Silverstone.
“I think he has proven his reliability and his performance is where it needs to be. I don’t think in modern F1 that’s a problem at all.”
At Aston Martin they know that they must work harder than ever if they want to reach the top positions, especially from the arrival of Fernando Alonso.
fallows also believes that Aston Martin she must be sure that she can work on her own before cutting any kind of relationship with Mercedes: “I think we have a pretty open mind about that kind of thing. As I said, I think that what this team has gained from its relationship with Mercedes has been immense.“.
“As we move into the future and do things our own way or take on our own projects, we are well aware that we must be able to do at least as well or better than them. It’s a capability that we would have to develop before even thinking about making those decisions,” he notes.
“For the moment, I don’t see any of the stuff we get from Mercedes is holding us back in any way“, Fallows has said to close. What is practically certain is that Aston Martin will not be champion in the short term, but the ambition of the project in the long term makes the sensations for Fernando Alonso and the rest of the team are very positive for the future.
