The Silverstone-based staff concedes that this yr’s automobile has been weak in that space, which is why it endured such a tough weekend at Monza.
Fernando Alonso had his least aggressive displaying of the season on the Italian Grand Prix, struggling to complete ninth, whereas Lance Stroll was out of the factors in sixteenth.
Alonso has urged the staff to handle effectivity, and McCullough agrees that it’s a precedence.
“Fernando touched on the effectivity of the automobile,” stated McCullough when requested concerning the difficulty by Autosport.
“It’s an space the place at first of the yr we have been undoubtedly one of many slower automobiles within the straight line.
“We labored on that with the bottom automobile, and likewise the rear wing ranges that we introduced [to Monza]. It is an space of enchancment, and it’s an space we have to enhance extra for subsequent yr, that’s clear.”
McCullough conceded that there are unlikely to be modifications that can profit this yr’s mannequin, with Las Vegas the important thing race within the final a part of the season that highlights effectivity as a lot as Spa and Monza.
“The primary structure of the automobile, the entire automobile extra than simply the rear wings, the areas that we have labored on, there are numerous parts that contribute to the effectivity of the automobile,” he stated.
Mike Krack, Crew Principal, Aston Martin F1 Crew, Tom McCullough, Efficiency Director, Aston Martin F1 Crew
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“And from now till the top of the season many of the tracks will not be the upper effectivity tracks.
“Our focus is basically on AMR24, to make it possible for as we’re growing that automobile we’re growing as effectively as we will do, and extra effectively than this yr’s automobile.”
McCullough added that Monza highlighted how tough it’s to get the appropriate compromise between downforce and straightline pace with the present automobiles.
“You’ll be able to select the rear wing stage to be quick within the high-speed grip restricted corners,” he famous. “It is actually vital, as a result of the second Lesmo, Ascari and Parabolica have gotten very lengthy straights after them.
“So that you’re at all times buying and selling pace by means of these corners versus your raceability and straight line pace.
“Clearly sector one notably in qualifying is one low-speed nook and simply a lot of straights, or energy restricted sections, which might be simply flat.
“I feel this technology are automobiles and the traits of individuals’s automobiles has led to a little bit of a distinction in rear wing philosophy.”