Lawrence Stroll must be regretting Adrian Newey’s £24m salary when he sees Aston Martin corner data

Aston Martin has struggled significantly during the Formula 1 season, earning just three points in the constructors' standings amid a difficult start to their engine partnership with Honda. Despite signing technical director Adrian Newey from Red Bull on a reported £30m salary to resolve aerodynamic concerns, recent race data suggests the team's performance deficits extend to chassis and cornering speed.

At the recent Spanish Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso finished 17th while teammate Lance Stroll failed to finish. Analysis from Auto Sport Web highlighted that Alonso's qualifying time was 3.564 seconds behind Lando Norris's pole time, showing a larger deficit on the corner-heavy circuit than at straight-line dependent Monza.