Since it was announced signing of Fernando Alonso by Aston Martin this summer, everything is joy and optimism in the British team. The Asturian debuted in Abu Dhabi in a test and He was very happy after testing the car to adapt and rack up mileage. However, now the FIA has given them both bad news.
Aston Martin 2022 started very badly, but with the introduction of improvements throughout the year the car evolved and became more competitive. One of those updates was that of a rear wing that featured a revolutionary designand that the team debuted in the Hungarian GP.
Many teams complained that this new part did not comply with the technical regulations for single-seaters, but the FIA gave the green light. Just Hungary it was the last race before the summer break, and Aston Martin assumed that other teams would copy him the idea.
“The next races with a lot of downforce are the Netherlands and Singapore. I will be surprised if we are the only ones running in Singapore with this idea.“, were the words of Mike Krackdirector of Aston Martinto ‘GP Fans’.
Neverthelessfinally the FIA has banned this rear wing by 2023. Pat Symondstechnical director of the Formula 1has been the one who has revealed it.
What made this rear wing special?
The design of this rear wing made it local airflow in the wing was retained and thus create downforce. This created dirty air and made it more difficult for the cars behind to follow the one in front.
Aston Martin complied with the regulation since they created a fixed ‘endplate’, but some things of the regulation have been modified and that has been what has meant a jug of cold water for Aston Martin.
“There are some small adjustments, we saw that unusual rear wing on the Aston Martin at the beginning of the year and the regulations were changed to disallow it next year because it had the potential to go in the wrong direction. But overall, I’m pretty satisfied,” says Symonds.
“There are some small changes to the flat bottom next year, not to try to eliminate but to reduce the amount of bounce we’re getting on the cars, but no, we really have to consolidate now. It would be a mistake to make too many changes.“, Add.
