Aston Martin Performance Director Tom McCullough has insisted the team remainscommitted to developing this year's car alongside next season's challenger. With the current season now beyond its halfway point, teams will begin to shift focus from the current campaign towards next year's machinery as the constraints of the budget cap and aerodynamic testing restrictions hit. Aston Martin is currently embroiled in a three-way fight with Mercedesand Ferrari for second place in the F1 Constructors' Championship - a battle McLaren looks likely to join. Fernando Alonso scored six early podiums but has been unable to add to those in the final four races of the first stanza, with a fifth at the Belgian Grand Prix seen as a much-needed improvement. With theteam having slipped backwards since the start of the season, work is set to continue on the AMR23.
Work on both cars
"We've been targeting quite strong development throughout the year and we have budget to keep developing the car," McCullough told media including RacingNews365 . "That's our aim, so we are bringing some steps all the way to the end of the championship, as much as we can do. "At a certain point, you have to fully focus on 2024, but we're in the phase now where we're able to work on both cars." "And even some of the lessons you learn on '24 you can adapt as well, whether it's in CFD, wind tunnel, or the mechanical side. So we're just pushing to the end."
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