The Silverstone-based squad introduced a brand new lower-drag rear wing to Miami within the hope that a greater straightline pace would assist it within the combat in opposition to its rivals.
Nevertheless, regardless of working it in apply, Aston Martin went again to its extra common configuration – which inevitably made issues more durable for its drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll when it got here to racing.
Talking about why the crew had deserted a design that had been particularly created for the monitor, crew principal Mike Krack defined that the selection was prompted by the decrease downforce stage triggering extra sliding from the tyres.
And, on a weekend when protecting tyre temperatures below management was completely crucial, each drivers most popular having a automobile set-up that was higher for tyres even when it compromised high pace.
Krack mentioned: “It was extra a call that you simply make primarily based on tyre behaviour. When you’ve got lots of sliding, you actually weigh up downforce in opposition to high pace.
“This can be a everlasting dialogue within the workplace about whether or not to go up, or to go down. The drivers have their opinions as a result of they must attempt to move – so we made that alternative.
“If we began once more, possibly the selection can be totally different. However the wing alternative ultimately was not the decisive issue.”
Aston Martin’s Miami upgrades intimately
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin AMR24
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The centrepiece for Aston Martin’s Miami upgrades was its rear wing, with the crew making a shift again in the direction of a extra conventional endplate and tip part design. This meant the elements fashioned one floor, quite than making a disassociation.
This design is extra akin to what was meant when the 2022 rules had been initially framed and earlier than groups began to pursue the semi-detached variants.
These different concepts have turn into commonplace up and down the grid and fight the inefficiencies posed on the endplate and flap juncture.
To take additional benefit of the adjustments made with the rear wing, Aston Martin additionally had a brand new beam wing configuration, with only a single aspect employed and the outer sections backed off to assist cut back load and drag.
Additionally listed amongst the adjustments within the automobile presentation doc was a change in specification for the entrance wing, with the flap design altered to steadiness the automobile front-to-rear to match the aforementioned decrease downforce rear wing and beam wing choices.
There have been additionally a few additional cooling options at Aston Martin’s disposal, each of which had been primarily based on whether or not the crew wanted a little bit extra cooling than was initially anticipated. The primary of those was a driver cooling scoop that might be fitted to the highest of the chassis.
Secondly, the crew additionally had a bigger capability rear cooling outlet at its disposal with a purpose to assist with larger ambient temperatures, which might assist with movement by way of the bodywork, rejecting the warmth on the rear of the automobile.
Further reporting by Charles Bradley