Mike Crack: It's hard to come to terms with such results.

      In Monaco, Fernando Alonso not only finished the race, but circumstances aligned in such a way that the two-time world champion managed to score points. Lance Stroll, his teammate at Aston Martin, could have also completed the entire race distance if he hadn't crashed his car on lap 56. At least the Silverstone team wasn't let down by technical issues then.

      But in Barcelona, the picture was different: Stroll's AMR26 suffered a gearbox failure after the first five laps, and Alonso's race ended due to a battery malfunction in the power unit before even reaching forty laps.

      "We expected the weekend to go roughly this way, but it's still hard to come to terms with such poor results and not even finish," admitted Mike Krack, the racing director of Aston Martin F1, while speaking with the press. "I truly sympathize with the fans, as we saw that there were quite a few people in green shirts in the stands, and these people paid a lot for tickets to see their heroes..."

      At the same time, Krack confirmed that the team, led by Adrian Newey, is actively working on a comprehensive chassis upgrade – it was previously reported that a significantly revised car is set to debut either at the Hungarian stage of the season or in Belgium:

      "We have a strong leader, and the team is focused on modernization. We follow his decisions, even if it's tough. Our task is to maintain motivation and learn as much as possible, understanding that we have something to strive for. It would be easiest to do nothing, but then the problems would remain unresolved, and now we are operating on the premise that we need to seize every opportunity to improve, even just a little.

      Not all the car's shortcomings can be fixed solely by increasing power or enhancing downforce. The issues are related to handling, gearbox performance, a lack of traction on the driving wheels during acceleration, and energy – none of these problems have been resolved yet.

      We are losing three to four seconds per lap – that's incredibly much, yet we continue to learn and strive for improvements in various areas. If we had just one problem, it would be easier. But at least we are performing pit stops decently..."