While Aston Martin has overhauled its F1 car this year, a less obviously appreciable difference made a key contribution to Alonso securing a shock podium in Bahrain. Explained:
Matters were not made easy for him as a shorter DRS zone, and Aston Martin's relative lack of straightline speed meant there was no chance of easy passing on the straight.
Looking at telemetry overlays, the Spaniard was better than both his rivals on the brakes into Turns 1 8, 10 and 11, giving an indication as to just how well this aspect of the AMR23 is performing. The caliper itself carries the DNA of its predecessor, with a slot along the centreline, which is then divided by a row of ribs that allow the heat rejected by the disc a passage through the caliper's body.
The disc fairing is a result of the teams thinking laterally regarding the changes posed by the new regulations. The disc fairing has therefore become the first in a nest of enclosures housed within the brake drum, as teams look to recover some of the performance that would have otherwise been lost by the regulation changes.
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