Team engineering boss Luca Furbatto insists Aston Martin’s 2023 car is not a “copy” of the dominant Red Bull. Aston Martin stunned the Formula 1 paddock this year by emerging as the most competitive team after Red Bull – ahead of usual top teams Mercedes and Ferrari. Some have alleged that the 2023 car is a copy of Red Bull’s. Indeed, Aston Martin poached Mercedes’ top aerodynamicist Eric Blandin, while new technical director Dan Fallows came from Red Bull. “We changed the aerodynamic concept in the sixth race last year and in February we started to launch some of the first parts before the Red Bull was launched,” Furbatto insisted.

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