Aston Martin is certainly the car that saw the most modifications at the Made in Italy and Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. The Silverstone squad needs to find a way to bounce back after a season start that has fallen well short of its potential.
The first European race serves as a useful opportunity to evaluate the new aerodynamic package, which was approved for the first time based on data from the team’s newly finished wind tunnel. The updates brought to Imola should confirm that the new wind tunnel is already capable of reproducing the same data that engineers previously obtained from Mercedes’ Brackley facility.
This correlation confirmation, in addition to benefiting the development of the AMR25, should also encourage further aerodynamic work for the 2026 car, which so far has been progressing somewhat slowly.
The most eye-catching change is the new floor, which features modifications across every area: the air inlets inside the Venturi channels have been redesigned, while the overhanging longitudinal wing along the outer edge of the floor has been revised. At the rear, the diffuser has been reshaped following the latest trends aimed at generating greater downforce.
The most noticeable modification concerns the sidepods: underneath the radiator inlets, teams have generally developed an undercut that creates a nearly straight descending ramp to channel as much airflow as possible to the floor. Aston Martin, instead, has chosen to redesign the lower part of the sidepods with a rounded, hull-like shape—something of a return to older concepts.
The package also includes a more streamlined engine cover, and the beam wing has been reworked to reduce drag.
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