Krack sees Aston Martin progress in São Paulo, but reliability still needs work

After the São Paulo Grand Prix, Mike Krack saw a split result for Aston Martin: the car had been more competitive in Interlagos' difficult qualifying and race conditions, but the team left without points. He regarded Brazil as one of the season's strongest weekends for Aston Martin's competitiveness and said it had beaten some rivals whose cars were faster.

Fernando Alonso qualified ninth and started eighth, but finished 12th, leaving his season tally at seven points. Lance Stroll's retirement in Brazil was his 13th in 20 rounds. Across the latest triple-header, Aston Martin had three retirements from six starts. Reliability issues linked to the Honda power unit continued to trouble the team. “That is something we certainly need to work on,” Krack said.