Aston Martin is being the big surprise and, at the same time, less and less surprising in the little we have from the Formula 1 World Cup. In this 2023, the jump of the Silverstone team has been what we could well call a miracle because, in just one year, they have gone from fighting with the Williams and being the ninth team on the grid to adding three podiums in three races and to be second in the World Cup. All, by Fernando Alonso.
But not only because of Fernando Alonso, because the Silverstone team knows that to get to where they have managed to get, and where they hope to stay and continue to grow, help has been necessary. Help like the one he provided, himself, Sebastian Vettel. The German, who has already sent a couple of messages to what his team was for two seasons, is, according to Mike Krack, part more than important of what the Asturian and the team are experiencing.
This was stated by the head of the English team: “We must give Vettel much of the credit for our jump. contributed a lot so that our car has come to be where it is”.
“In the meetings, he gave us clues. He advised us. He told us ‘do this, do this… but don’t do it with the new car”, comments Krack.
Because the team knows how to be grateful: “You have to recognize him his contribution in the AMR23″.
In a car that aims high. With which Lawrence Stroll, owner of the team, no longer satisfied just getting to the podium and ask directly what When will the first victory come?
Aston Martin has marked in red now the Monaco GP Race, in addition to being able to give the occasional surprise in other circuits that are a priori less favorable thanks to the package of improvements that they are going to introduce.
At the moment, and in just three races, the team already has more points than in all of 2022… and Alonso is third in the World Cup 24 points behind Max Verstappen, leader.
