Aston Martin F1 CEO Otmar Szafnauer has admitted the changes to the 2021 aerodynamic regulations have hurt his team’s car more than others after a disappointing performance in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Aston Martin picked up a solitary point in the first race of the season thanks to Lance Stroll’s tenth-place in Bahrain. The Silverstone-based outfit ended last season with arguably the third-fastest car, with Sergio Perez on course to take a podium at the very same circuit before suffering an engine failure in the closing laps. As part of the new 2021 regulations, teams have been forced to redesign the rear floor and diffuser - a move from F1 to slow the cars down on...
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