Aston Martin on the podium: not enough for Lawrence Stroll’s ambitions
The director of the Aston Martin team, Mike Krack, declares that his boss Lawrence Stroll wants more from his team despite their success this season.
After finishing seventh in the constructors’ championship in 2022, Aston Martin currently holds second place after three races this season, thanks to Fernando Alonso’s three consecutive podium finishes. This is the most significant improvement from one year to another for an F1 team in several seasons, but Stroll’s ambitions reach far beyond this.
The Canadian billionaire built a team to compete for world titles by recruiting the top talents from rival teams. Starting with the former head of aerodynamics at Red Bull, British national Dan Fallows.
The team’s progress is also highlighted by the inauguration of a new state-of-the-art headquarters in Silverstone, which cost a whopping 200 million pounds and of which the first part is set to open next month.
Stroll, never satisfied
However, even though Lawrence Stroll is satisfied with his team’s start to the season, team principal Mike Krack revealed that the Canadian did not hesitate to demand even more. “It’s simple, Lawrence is very clear. He didn’t waste time telling us, ‘When are we going to win the next race?'” Krack replied when asked by Autosport about Stroll’s reaction to the team’s success.
Regarding the progress that Aston Martin could still make, Krack acknowledged that achieving the same level of development as last season would be difficult: “We successfully made substantial improvements to the car last year. This year, we have started from a higher point, so it won’t be as easy as last year.”
But we must make progress if we want to stay where we are, because if we do nothing, we will regress.
The Luxembourger, however, assured that the team could improve the car’s performances, while also mentioning that they would only know with time whether it is effective or not.
Lawrence Stroll had spent over £180 million in early 2020 to acquire 16.7% of Aston Martin. An investment that is paying off, as the brand had not competed in F1 for 60 years.
