Aston Martin System 1 Ambassador Pedro de la Rosa believes the strategy of being clear with its 2026 struggles has helped the crew ‘surf the wave’ of its difficult season.
Aston seismic issues throughout the 2026 season has been well-documented, the bar of expectation being lowered after pre-season testing when the AMR26’s issues had been laid naked.
Within the time since, the Silverstone-based squad‘s ongoing work with the automotive, in addition to engine producer Honda’s persevering with enhancements to its underpowered engine, has seen lap instances lowered, and regardless of nonetheless being in the direction of the again of the grid, the bundle is now far stronger than its early-season baseline.
Honesty ‘the one means of bettering’ Aston Martin
Talking in an unique interview with Motorsport Week, de la Rosa, was requested how personally accountable he has felt, in his position, to assist morale keep excessive
“Yeah, it hasn’t been simple,” the previous Arrows, Jaguar and McLaren F1 driver mentioned. “It’s very simple when you’ve solely excellent news to deliver, and when the crew is doing nicely, while you’re combating for volumes and wins. It’s fairly troublesome when issues go the opposite means.
“And it’s been particularly troublesome this season as a result of issues didn’t go our means. It’s not right. We weren’t anticipating to be the place we began that far again. And due to this fact, it’s rather more troublesome to ship that constructive message, particularly in the event you’re not working throughout the organisation.”
De la Rosa continued that Lance Stroll’s up-front abstract of the scenario in Bahrain was the appropriate solution to strategy issues,
“So explaining to the surface world that we knew what was happening and that they needed to stay calm was very troublesome. It’s all the time difficult. It’s all the time troublesome – and I used to be there! However it could be much more troublesome if you weren’t positive that you could possibly flip it round.
“In a means, we’ve surfed the wave fairly nicely, [by] being fully trustworthy, very clear, explaining from the very first check in Bahrain.
“Bear in mind the pre-season check? When Lance already mentioned we’re far on engine, on chassis, on every little thing. He was actually blunt. However I believe that’s the one means of bettering.
“Simply explaining to the world our challenges forward. It was not going to be simple. We took measures to return again stronger. Not as robust as we want, however stronger. And we’re nonetheless engaged on that.”
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