Aston Martin are adamant everything is above board with the changes to the AMR22 that have led to it being described as a ‘green Red Bull’.
After a disappointing start to the season, Aston Martin have arrived for the Spanish Grand Prix with what has been described as a B-spec car containing substantial upgrades.
Only ninth in the Constructors’ Championship after five races with a paltry total of six points, the Silverstone-based team listed eight changes to the AMR22 at the Friday morning ‘show and tell’ session.
These relate to the floor, sidepod inlet, engine cover, cooling louvres, rear wing and the Halo.
But the updated version, which Aston Martin confirmed to PlanetF1 would be available to both Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll for the Barcelona weekend, has caught the eye with its apparent similarity to the Red Bull RB18.
Race weekend is finally here! Shall we begin? 👊#F1 #SpanishGP pic.twitter.com/Y38nxGowTa
— Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) May 20, 2022
Auto Motor und Sport have reported the FIA were alarmed by that, and “carried out an investigation and gave Aston Martin the green light”.
The team have confirmed in a statement to PlanetF1 that they are indeed in the clear.
An Aston Martin spokesperson said: “We have shared details of our update with the FIA technical people. Having analysed the data and the processes used to create the update, the FIA has now confirmed in writing that our update was generated as a result of legitimate independent work in accordance with the Technical Regulations.”
In their previous guise as Racing Point, the Lawrence Stroll-owned team were punished in 2020 when the brake ducts of their car were found to be too similar to those on the previous season’s Mercedes – with the points penalty they received costing them third position in the Constructors’ World Championship.
Aston Martin have lured a number of Red Bull employees in recent times including Dan Fallows, the…
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