Appetite comes with eating: the third place achieved by Fernando Alonso in the Bahrain GP has certainly not satisfied Aston Martin’s cravings. The AMR23 was unanimously recognized as the revelation single-seater at the start of the season: the “verdona” conceived by Dan Fallows and Luca Furbatto took some concepts to extremes that even went beyond the choices made by Red Bull.
In the opening race, the Spanish driver proved to be particularly at ease, slipping into unconventional points of the track for overtaking, both Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), although his AMR23 did not seem particularly fast at the end of the Sakhir straights.
The Aston Martin had chosen a rather loaded configuration of wings to enhance the traction qualities out of corners, while the preparation for Jeddah, the fastest citizen in the world, focused more on aerodynamic efficiency, in the hope of recovering a some speed not only at the speed trap.
Aston Martin AMR23, detail of the most charged front wing seen in Bahrain
Photo by: Jon Noble
In Saudi Arabia, in fact, two front wing solutions are available: the one in Bahrain, more loaded, recognizable by the very wavy last flap in the central portion, is contrasted by the version deliberated for Jeddah which is decidedly lighter and with a smaller chord .
According to rumors, the rear wing will also give up some downforce to reduce drag and, therefore, drag.
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