Aston Martin Formula 1 boss Mike Krack has warned against making “premature” conclusions despite the Canadian Grand Prix inspiring a “step in the right direction”.
The Silverstone-based squad rebounded from a recent slump with a more competitive showing in Montreal as Fernando Alonso ended sixth and Lance Stroll seventh.
Alonso conceded that Aston Martin was beginning to regress towards the midfield in Monaco as updates introduced last month failed to produce the expected gains.
However, Aston Martin held the measure over sixth-placed RB throughout all conditions at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve to trail behind Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes.
But while he accepts the weekend was a positive one, Krack has cautioned that the upcoming conventional circuits will prove whether it has cured its handling issues.
“It would be premature to say we have understood everything,” Krack told Autosport.
“I think we have a lot of work to do still. But obviously, it was a step in the right direction this weekend.
“There are different and difficult circuits coming up, so we need to sit down and see what is the best possible package for the races to come, because they will be very intense.”
Meanwhile, Stroll insisted that Aston Martin’s recent upturn was more down to the Canadian venue’s specific track characteristics suiting the team’s AMR24 charger.
But the Canadian is optimistic the marque is making progress towards resolving its weaknesses, despite admitting Barcelona could be a damage limitation weekend.
“The track definitely suited our car” he said. “We’re quick in a straight line, not so much downforce, efficient, good DRS switch, all these things, which is good for Canada.
“The car is still maybe going to be more difficult come Barcelona and Budapest and these kind of long corners.”
“We capitalised on a weekend where the car was pretty strong all weekend.
“And we’ll see in Barcelona, a very different kind of track, what we can do there. I think we are [solving our issues] but it’s not an overnight change.”
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