The 54-year-old chief trackside officer highlighted that the team is still battling a fundamental chassis issue, even after resolving earlier vibration-related reliability problems. Speaking to the media, Krack praised the extensive efforts of the Aston Martin team in partnership with power unit supplier Honda, but insisted that simply finishing a race for the first time this season is not a cause for celebration, given the scale of the challenges still ahead.
“It should not be something that you have to celebrate. But we have to acknowledge that this is the situation we are in, and then we have to accept it and work ourselves out of it. I think credit to everyone, the trackside, Sakura, and also Silverstone, persisted in getting these initial steps done. But unfortunately, as soon as you fix your reliability issues, everybody’s just focusing on performance,” Krack explained.
The Luxembourgish motorsports chief continued by noting the need for the Silverstone-based outfit to make another breakthrough with its chassis and performance deficit.
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“Looking at that, we have seen that we have some major steps to take, not small steps that we have now done with reliability, but there are major steps to take. We have to use the break now to make the first step, but there is a big mountain to climb,” he concluded.
Mike Krack – Photo: Race Pictures
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