With pre-season testing in Bahrain set to begin this week, teams will be looking to avoid any setbacks, be this with the drivers, the cars or the staff. Aston Martin have been very unlucky in this regard, as Lance Stroll has been forced to withdraw from pre-season testing. The Canadian was reportedly spotted leaving a
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Aston Martin’s pre-season testing plans took a huge hit this week, as Lance Stroll has confirmed that he will miss all three days of Bahrain’s testing. The Canadian driver has revealed that he has picked up a moderately severe injury while training on his bicycle and therefore will not be able to take part in
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Alpine driver Esteban Ocon has shared his initial thoughts on Aston Martin ahead of the forthcoming 2023 season, with the Frenchman wondering if the British side are being seen as having a “very fast car” due to the “Fernando effect”. Ocon’s former team-mate Fernando Alonso left Alpine at the end of last season to replace
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Double World Champion and new Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso has praised his team for launching their actual 2023 car at their launch event, with the team having opted for a traditional car launch. A theme of the 2023 launch season has been that teams have opted to simply reveal their livery, not their actual
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When the teams exited the garage for the first time last year in Bahrain, there were many different interpretations of the new regulations on show. The sidepods were an area of particular difference, with Mercedes even opting to develop the W13 with virtually no sidepods. Having has a year now to fully understand what works
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Double World Champion Fernando Alonso is clearly a huge fan of his Aston Martin team-mate Lance Stroll, with the Spaniard having revealed that he sees the Canadian as a potential “World Champion”, due to him being “super talented”. Stroll has certainly shown glimpses of real promise during his Formula 1 career so far, with the
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has hinted that he expects a surprise candidate to cause problems this season, with “big numbers” coming out of one midfield team in particular. Whilst Alpine and McLaren were comfortably the two strongest midfield sides last season, Horner actually thinks it’s Aston Martin who could pull off a shock
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The AMR23 has finally been shown off to the world, with Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll unveiling their car for this upcoming season on Monday evening. While the livery has not changed much compared to last year, the design certainly has, with the technical elements of the car looking impressive based on the photos currently
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2023 is a massive season for Aston Martin, with the Silverstone-based team arguably no longer having any excuses for under-performing. Owner Lawrence Stroll has invested heavily into the team, with him having signed personnel from the likes of Mercedes and Red Bull, who’ve had a year now to gel with the team and develop the
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This week has started off with a flurry of car launches, with both McLaren and Aston Martin launching their cars on Monday. While most team’s cars appear to have taken inspiration from both Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull for their new designs, Aston Martin’s AMR23 has certainly modelled itself somewhat on Red Bull. Modelling your
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