00:00 We are here at the AMRTC, our technology campus in Silverstone, and we are ready for the launch of the AMR24.
00:09 It's very special to have three Aston Martins launched on the same day. It's the first time this has ever happened.
00:15 To be honest, I'm looking forward to see two of them as well, because I have seen the Formula One car, but I have not seen the other two.
00:21 It has been a very short winter this year. The season finished in December, the previous season.
00:29 We had a shutdown, so it's actually one of the shortest winter breaks that we have ever had.
00:35 And it will be the longest season that we have ever had.
00:38 So we had to anticipate and start with the AMR24 on the early side, knowing all this.
00:45 It has been very intense, running the season and developing the AMR23 plus developing the AMR24.
00:54 So it was very, very intense and credit to all the people that were involved.
00:59 Sometimes it was a lot of hours and the lights did not always go off, unfortunately for some.
01:06 But this is what you need to do if you want to bring a strong car in 2024.
01:13 The AMR24 will be a strong evolution of the AMR23.
01:17 And we hope that all this effort from all the people will help us to continue to fight for podiums, for points, but also maybe for our first win.
01:27 2024 is something that we want to improve. We want to improve further.
01:33 We have our objective metric, which is the gap to the fastest car.
01:37 We have managed to substantially reduce that last year compared to 2022.
01:42 And this has led to a lot of podiums, a lot of points, five times more points than we had before.
01:48 So we want to continue to reduce that gap to the fastest car, improve performance, improve in all areas.
01:55 And I think if we manage that, then we will continue to fight for points, continue to fight for podiums and continue to fight for victory.
02:04 Yes, driver continuity into a season is very, very important.
02:09 Each time you change driver, you need to learn how these drivers feel, how they operate technically,
02:15 but also the human side, you have to understand how people are ticking.
02:21 We have this box ticked. We know how Lance, we know how Fernando, how they are.
02:27 They are integral part of the team. We have a very strong relationship with both.
02:33 We love them both, honestly, and it is great to have them continue with us next year and hopefully for much more years.
