Aston Martin has dedicated to its Suzuka ground on the Brazilian Grand Prix, Motorsport.com has discovered, because the group continues its hunt for solutions as to why its 2024 automobile has fallen again.
The Silverstone-based squad launched a brand new ground specification at the USA Grand Prix as a part of a serious growth bundle launched for Austin.
The modifications had been fairly intensive and included revisions to the primary ground physique and the ground edge, in addition to alterations to the roof and sidewall of the diffuser.
Nonetheless, the group’s bundle of tweaks didn’t ship the step ahead hoped for, which prompted some deep evaluation of the modifications over the Mexico weekend.
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The conclusion from that work was that whereas a majority of the brand new components had introduced an enchancment, the Austin ground itself was not a internet achieve.
For Mexico, Aston Martin experimented with varied earlier ground steps it had and finally determined that the model it initially dropped at the Japanese Grand Prix in April was greatest suited to complementing the remainder of the brand new specification.
As Aston Martin group principal Mike Krack admitted after Mexico about not all the brand new improve working: “You have seen, for instance, the entrance wing stayed on, however different components we couldn’t hold.”
Motorsport.com understands that the group is sticking with that Suzuka ground for this weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix, because it feels the character of the Interlagos circuit shall be higher for it.
Nonetheless, as Krack defined not too long ago, the chances are it might change specification once more for the following races in Las Vegas and Qatar – that are each high-speed venues that require completely different traits from the automobile.
“There’s a very high-speed observe with Qatar, for instance, the place we’d select in another way,” he stated.
“Then there’s Vegas, which has a number of low-speed [corners]. So I feel we’ve got to determine based mostly on that.”
Aston Martin’s transfer in rolling again its flooring is way from excellent, however the group hopes it will assist achieve some understanding of the components at play with its automobile that may assist it with its 2025 challenger.
Lance Stroll, Aston Martin AMR24
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The Suzuka ground got here at a stage of the season the place Aston Martin appeared to indicate some potential and was just about battling Mercedes on the time.
Whereas Aston Martin completed on the rostrum ultimately yr’s Brazilian Grand Prix with Fernando Alonso, it’s not anticipating being as robust this outing.
Talking in Brazil on Thursday, Lance Stroll stated: “We’re in a distinct scenario to the place we had been final yr. We had automobile right here final yr, so when the automobile’s good, these outcomes come. When the automobile’s much less aggressive, it naturally simply turns into more durable for these outcomes to come back.
“Let’s examine, although. It is a fantastic observe. I at all times take pleasure in coming right here. It is obtained a fantastic rhythm and circulation, and it is a number of enjoyable to drive. And possibly a little bit of climate to combine issues up, which at all times makes it attention-grabbing and presents alternative.”
