Aston Martin's Mike Krack doesn't believe his team is a sitting duck against a resurgent McLaren in Formula 1's constructors' championship as it introduces upgrades at the United States Grand Prix.
Aston Martin started off the season strongly with six podiums for Fernando Alonso in the first seven grands prix, but rival teams have since caught up with the Silverstone squad. It has long fallen behind Mercedes and Ferrari and will now face an uphill task to fend off McLaren for fourth as the Woking outfit's recent double podiums have moved it to within 11 points. Over the past three races McLaren has scored 104 points compared to just 15 for Aston, but when asked by Motorsport.
'It will be a big challenge to gain that understanding as early as possible. We're looking forward to seeing how these upgrades perform and, hopefully, it's a track where we should be reasonably competitive if we can get everything right. 'We've obviously been disappointed with the way it's panned out in recent races, but this experience has enabled us to learn some valuable lessons which we're trying to take into next year.
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