However, he stressed that the team needs to hit milestones next year, especially as the AMR23 will be the first car designed and built under technical director Dan Fallows and other key hires.
At the start of 2021, after taking over the Racing Point commitment, Aston Martin set itself the target of winning the world championship within five years.
Aston have had a difficult start to the season, with the cars regularly finishing just outside the points.
In recent races, the team has gone from ninth to seventh place in the World Championship, narrowly missing out on sixth place.
“The way we started the year, I think we were behind,” Krack said of 2022’s progress.
“But I think we’ve caught up pretty well. I think in year three we need to see a big improvement, a clear step in terms of performance, and yes I would say we’re on the right track. .
“I think it’s a very impressive recovery. You clearly see the impact of people like Dan and others coming in, mingling with people who were already there.
“I think we have a lot of momentum, and you feel that spirit when you come here. I honestly think we have reason to believe we can continue down this path. So all is well from that point of view.
Mike Krack, Team Principal, Aston Martin F1
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Krack admitted he was worried about making big changes after joining the team just before the start of this season.
“I think sometimes it’s harder not to do drastic things,” he said. “I think it’s important to know how to stay calm. I left F1 for many years.
“But some of those things haven’t changed. You have to analyze what your problem is? And you can’t change five things at once. So it’s about which weaknesses we have to address first.”
Krack said improving feedback from the car to the driver was the key starting point.
“I vividly remember that we sat together in Melbourne for a very long time. And we decided the first thing, we have to give the feedback to the driver, so he can feel what the car is doing before we can identify it, what do we do next?
“So from that point of view, I think it’s important that you trust the people you have, not anticipating quick reactions in terms of personnel, because obviously you lose time before new people come back to their group, you still lose a few months.
“And we have the right people, we have the right people, and the reactions have been very good.”
