🗣'We had some issues in FP1 and also in qualifying with the DRS, which cost us a few tenths. Being so tight, I think in the standings it will make a difference.' alo_oficial rues DRS problem that cost Aston Martin in AzerbaijanGP F1 qualifying:
struggled to maintain their excellent early-season performance in qualifying at Baku's high-speed street circuit.
"But, nevertheless, it's only Friday. It's a long weekend ahead of us. Another qualifying tomorrow, another race and then the race on Sunday. So yeah, plenty of opportunities so hopefully we can pick up a few places." "The car felt good, but we had some DRS issues," the Canadian added."In Q3 especially I didn't have DRS, so that costs some time.
Team principal Mike Krack thought the DRS issues masked Aston Martin's true potential and was therefore confident both drivers could move up the grid once the gremlin is resolved."The single practice session was quite straightforward but, going into qualifying, we experienced an ongoing DRS issue across both cars, which meant it was only working intermittently.
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