Rumor: 'Aston Martin may miss first test week in Barcelona'

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21:03, 28 Jan 2022

A remarkable rumor has been circulating. Aston Martin could possibly be absent during the first test week in Barcelona from February 23 to 25. The British racing team is said to be behind schedule with the development of the new car.

This is what The Judge 13 reported. The website has spoken to a source within the team. This person is said to have hinted that Aston Martin is miles behind its own schedule. It would even be so bad that it might miss the three test days at the Circuit de Catalunya.

At the factory, the atmosphere is also anything but good. The new highly paid executives and their subordinates are rumored to be too afraid to say what needs to be said during countless meetings in an attempt to solve the problems, while significant sums of money are being released for the problems.

Unrest at Aston Martin

So there is turmoil and Aston Martin is not looking forward to that in what is going to be an important year. After all, the new regulations are being introduced and starting now with a backlog means you're constantly behind the times. What also does not help is that team boss Otmar Szafnauer has left.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

Rumor: 'Aston Martin may miss first test week in Barcelona'

Unrest at Aston Martin

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