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Aston Martin CEO Andy Cowell says one of his main areas of focus has to been to try and improve the team’s success rate when it comes to updating its car. Last year Aston Martin continued a trend f…
Aston Martin CEO Andy Cowell has been focusing on improving the team’s success rate in updating its car. The team started the season competitively in 2023 but struggled to bring performance through upgrades, leading to a mismatch between final parts and simulation. Cowell emphasizes the need for updates to work on the track and meet expectations 90% of the time at the AMR Technology Campus. He aims for a 20% success rate in R&D, leveraging powerful CFD tools and advanced wind tunnels for simulations. Cowell faces the challenge of structuring the technical team with recent departures and future addition of Adrian Newey. His goal is to align everyone’s strengths to contribute to the car’s performance and deliver the best lap time possible.
