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Aston Martin admits it was a mistake to make "painful" F1 experiments so public
Aston Martin has been working on reverse engineering components for next year’s car and testing them on the current AMR23, particularly focusing on the floor. However, this experimentation has resulted in a decline in results for the team, leading them to split drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll between old and new floor specifications for real-world testing during the United States and Mexican Grands Prix weekends. During these races, the team only scored six points before making component changes for the Brazilian GP, where Alonso returned to the podium in third place. Alonso admits that these experiments were painful but necessary to understand the direction for next year’s car. Now, Aston Martin acknowledges that carrying out so much research and development in public was a mistake, and they will focus on scoring as many points as possible rather than conducting more R&D projects during the final two races of the season. Team boss Mike Krack added that while they sacrificed results, their focus was on learning and developing the car for next year.
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