For a team that failed to make any meaningful progress throughout last season, their improvements with the AMR25 are noteworthy.<\/p>\n
However, there are still more updates on the way for Aston Martin in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n
Aston Martin deliver first successful upgrades in two years<\/h2>\n
It was only two years ago that Alonso was regularly finishing on the podium for Aston Martin.<\/p>\n
What followed after the first eight rounds of 2023, however, was a dramatic and immensely frustrating spell for the team.<\/p>\n Only after their Imola upgrades did the Silverstone squad start climbing the field and achieve some accurate correlation between the wind tunnel and the track.<\/p>\n Still, Andy Cowell’s team<\/a> are optimistic they can make further improvements.<\/p>\n Sauber’s update package<\/a> in Spain, which has catapulted them to the front of the midfield, is evidence of how quickly teams can change their fortunes.<\/p>\n With margins across the field so close, two or three tenths can be transformative.<\/p>\n It is partly because of this that Adrian Newey’s arrival<\/a> in early March was accompanied by speculation about his potential to influence Aston Martin’s 2025 package.<\/p>\n On paper, modest gains in terms of pure performance can move a team several places in the pecking order.<\/p>\n Although his impact on the AMR25 is understood to be minimal, the team’s next updates will be the product of work in their new wind tunnel and simulator – and thus help confirm the effectiveness of their development tools ahead of 2026.<\/p>\n Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll have given mixed feedback about the Silverstone team’s recent changes.<\/p>\n Alonso has been slightly more positive about the AMR25’s evolution, whilst the Canadian claims the car feels largely unchanged post-upgrade.<\/p>\n Despite this discrepancy, both drivers insist the car is still unpredictable and difficult to handle.<\/p>\n This suggests there is still lap time on the table for Aston Martin<\/a> to unlock with their next updates.<\/p>\n Across the field, teams are beginning to shift their focus from this season to the upcoming 2026 regulations.<\/p>\n In this sense, any relative improvements in performance should be retained until the end of the season.<\/p>\n As a result, there is additional pressure on teams to avoid the correlation traps that have cost so many teams under these regulations.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/2222741180-1024x683.jpg\")
Final updates before 2026 switch<\/h4>\n
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