Sebastian Vettel was in charge of taking the renewed Aston Martin AMR22 that was unveiled in Barcelona to points positions for the first time. The German managed to finish in the top ten at the Monaco Grand Prix, the first of the ambitious steps the Silverstone team hopes to take.
The priority objective is to overtake Haas in the standings, since the Americans have added 15 points, while the British have only garnered 7, less than half. However, the engineers led by Dan Fallows , Aston Martin’s technical director, are willing to work to occupy the points zone on a regular basis in appointment after appointment.
After all, the technical innovations are personified in the already appointed technical director and Luca Furbatto , coming from Alfa Romeo. Both must demonstrate with facts that the evolution of the AMR22 that premiered in Spain is much better than the single-seater presented by Andy Green’s working group.
Aston Martin has opted for a drastic change in aerodynamic philosophy, going in the direction of Red Bull, where Fallows came from, with steeper Venturi tunnels and sidepods . The English are waiting for the first package of updates, scheduled for Silverstone, a few meters from their factory, but in Monaco they continued with the improvement of their car.
It has been seen that in the upper profile of the Halo there is a kind of flow conveyor, formed by two small Venturi elements , details that show the precision in each aerodynamic investigation carried out by the Formula 1 teams.
Aston Martin AMR22 tank covered with a layer of aluminum
As for the tank and the need to keep the fuel temperature as constant as possible, Aston Martin has gone all out. If in Mercedes they have created a “second skin” of insulating material, in the garage of the team owned by Lawrence Stroll they have limited themselves to placing an aluminum with a reflective function.
A lot of work on a team that kicked off the new era of rules behind where they would have hoped and hoped.
