Thanks to Fernando Alonso, the Silverstone squad earned a podium finish in six of the opening eight grands prix this season to emerge as the most regular threat to Red Bull.
However, aside from a second place in the Netherlands, the results tailed off from the Austrian GP as Aston slipped to the fringes of the top 10 and ultimately failed to score points in Singapore and Mexico.
This dip continued throughout the period when the team was bringing upgrades, which had been designed and manufactured based on the progress made towards its 2024 challenger.
But Aston Martin returned to the podium in the Brazilian GP earlier this month, with Alonso pipping Red Bull’s Sergio Perez by just 0.053 seconds across the line to secure third place.
The team were particularly emotional in their celebrations. Krack said this “shows what a strong team we are”.
He continued: “We have kept together in difficult times.
“After Zandvoort, we had a couple of races that were not strong. We had the triple-header [Austin, Mexico, Brazil], which is brutal in terms of workload, in terms of being away, time zones, heat, a lot of work with not so many results.
“Then to come back like we did, I think it's a great credit to everybody involved in our team, teamwork, track teamwork, with the factory, or campus. We have all the people.”
Source: Autosport