The Silverstone-based squad has been Crimson Bull’s closest rival for a lot of this season however endured its most troublesome outing of the 12 months at Barcelona.
Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso didn’t have the tempo on the smooth early on to take the struggle to Mercedes and Ferrari, and in the long run they arrive residence a distant sixth and seventh.
Crew principal Mike Krack believed his squad’s destiny was sealed by it being so uncompetitive on the smooth tyres that almost all of drivers opted to begin the race on.
Requested by Motorsport.com if he was upset with Aston Martin’s efficiency, Krack stated: “There’s a small disappointment about our tempo, particularly within the first stint on the smooth tyres.
“In comparison with a few of our direct opponents, we did not have the tempo, truthfully. And we have to actually perceive why, as a result of the hole was fairly substantial at first.
“Some automobiles have been simply driving via us kind of. And we have to perceive that.”
Krack stated that no apparent solutions for the issues had emerged in the course of the race, and thinks that even when his drivers had certified nearer the entrance then they might nonetheless have struggled.
“I feel if we had began second, it could have been onerous to maintain the Mercedes behind on this preliminary section of the race, the primary 15 laps,” he defined. “I feel at instances we have been 5 to 6, and even seven-tenths slower. And that is one thing that we have to perceive.
“I feel we have been very robust on the finish on the onerous. However by then the injury was performed. Although I feel we must always not name it injury. We completed with each automobiles excessive up and scored 14 factors. So, it’s not a drama in any respect.”
One principle concerning the tyre struggles is that the Aston Martin may battle extra when battling in site visitors in comparison with when it’s racing within the clear air that Alonso particularly has loved a number of instances this season.
Krack stated it may have been an element however that was nonetheless no excuse for it not doing a greater job.
“It performs a task, particularly on a observe like this one,” he stated. “However, I feel particularly George [Russell], he additionally had a whole lot of site visitors and simply ran via it.
“It is true that as quickly because the site visitors was cleared, we have been in a a lot better place. However we have to perceive why we have been there in that place as a result of we weren’t in site visitors on a regular basis additionally in that stint.”