Aston Martin F1 boss outlines key ADVANTAGE team have over their rivals

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Aston Martin F1 boss outlines key ADVANTAGE team have over their rivals

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Originally written by Chris Deeley. This version is a translation.

Monday 5 August 2024 05:00

Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has revealed one key advantage that the team have over some of their Formula 1 rivals.

Krack's team is owned and headed up by billionaire Lawrence Stroll, which theoretically gives them a single-minded vision and direction from the very top of the organization as they look to mount a challenge at the top of the sport.

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Many other teams are run more by committee, or at least by means of more traditional hierarchies with less hands-on and all-powerful owners.

Stroll's strong position in the team has been reflected in his son's continued employment as Aston Martin's second driver, now halfway through his fourth season in a row without a single podium finish – while his team-mates in that time have racked up nine between them.

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"When you come from being a smaller team, there are opportunities because small teams can react faster, small teams are very agile in taking decisions," he said.

"We are fortunate, we are not a corporate structure, we are not a corporate organization - we have one man who can decide very fast. And if we can preserve that, it could be an asset."

Asked if it's possible to build a consistent contender this way, he replied: "I think yes, if we maintain the structure that we have now,"

"The board is one man, and it's really much, much easier.

"I've been in a corporate world before and I think I have a very good [position from which to] compare. I prefer the current one."

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