Why Aston Martin is not in the same league as F1’s top teams yet

Aston Martin sprung a surprise at the start of 2023 by competing for podiums after finishing 2022 in a lowly seventh position in the F1 world constructors’ standings.

A reinvigorated Fernando Alonso, who joined from Alpine, claimed six top-three finishes, although recently the Silverstone team has found the going got tougher.

Mercedes and Ferrari both took steps to rein Aston in, while McLaren too produced a remarkable car upgrade to put it…