The porpoising as a “virtual barrier” to Aston Martin’s progress according to Mike Krack
Despite Aston Martin's first points at Imola, team principal Mike Krack is convinced that the dolphin-ing is hindering the progress of the AMR22.
Aston Martin is one of the teams most affected by dolphin-ing, just like its engine supplier, Mercedes. While other teams seem to have found a solution, Aston Martin had to raise its floor to deal with this phenomenon. The only drawback is that a higher floor comes with a significant loss of aerodynamic downforce.
Despite the impressive points collected by Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel at Imola, Mike Krack is still not convinced of the progress made with the AMR22. “I think we can’t explore the aerodynamic potential of the car because of the porpoising,” lamented Mike Krack. “It puts some sort of virtual barrier to our progress. So we can’t extract the real performance of the car, that’s our main issue.”
Interrogated about the parts that Aston Martin could bring in the future, Mike Krack remained very vague. “I think that in a few races we will be in better shape. It would be crazy to talk about race X or Y because even when you bring new elements, you still have to understand them,” he explained.
The team principal of Aston Martin remains very vague and does not wish to reveal any further details to the general public. In the meantime, Aston Martin holds the ninth place in the constructors’ ranking after finally getting points on the board at Imola.
