Aston Martin’s Bahrain Grand Prix performance puts it well ahead of its schedule and expectations for its growing Formula 1 project.
It’s also embarrassing for both Ferrari and Mercedes that a team that was only seventh in the 2022 F1 standings has leapfrogged them as Red Bull’s main rival, especially given Aston Martin uses plenty of Mercedes technology.
And it’s a blow for the other teams that have spent recent years trying to bridge the gap from best of the rest to the title contenders – McLaren and Alpine in particular. Why haven’t they been able to do what Aston Martin has?
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