F1 Spanish GP: Aston Martin Post-practice Friday Report

For the first time in 2021 season Aston Martin team failed to score a point at last weekend’s Portuguese GP, AMR21’s lack of rear end grip was evident during race.

But The British team had eventful Friday at Spanish GP, they managed to complete 108 Laps in total on Friday, covering 504.9 km.

The team brought new aero parts on Sebastian Vettel’s car after a successful validation at Portuguese GP on Lance’s car. The German expressed happiness with the upgrades and he is slowly finding his groove with his new team after a tough pre-season testing.

The four-time World Champion finished first practice session in P8 with a 1.19.234 lap time, while his Canadian teammate Lance Stroll managed to clock 11th fastest time with 1.19.429 lap.

In afternoon session both drivers managed to lower their morning session bench mark times, but they were just good enough for P11 and P14 in the final classification.

Both drivers managed complete healthy 54 laps each on Friday, that’s lot of data to analyze over the night before important qualifying session on Saturday. Both drivers are hoping to squeeze more time out of AMR21 for rest of the Weekend.

Sebastian: 

“I think that has been our best Friday of the year so far. Plenty of laps for me and Lance, and we have done some important homework ahead of the race.

“I felt happy today and it was my opportunity to try new parts, which are a step forward. It is hard to say exactly where we will be tomorrow in a very close midfield competition, but we will try and find a bit more tonight to squeeze a few more tenths of performance.”

Lance: 

“A really busy Friday covering lots of laps and learning about the car. Even though it was windy and hot out there, I felt comfortable, and we did some useful work today.

“It is a case of continuing to understand the car and the new parts we have introduced, which seem to have taken us in a good direction.

“We have seen just how close the grid is here, and it is never easy to overtake on this track, so we have got to make sure we have a strong Saturday and hook up the laps when it matters.”