Ben Michell, Aston Martin’s head of performance optimisation, connected Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll in their approach to data.

Delving into figures, charts and graphs is a vital tool for improving performance in Formula 1, though how much of it a driver wants to see ebbs and flows with the situation, Michell explains. But, when it comes to current Aston Martin pair Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll , as well as former driver Sebastian Vettel, they all like to get “buried in the data”.

Lance Stroll crunches the numbers like Alonso and Vettel

Michell has been part of the Silverstone-based team since its Racing Point days. His journey saw him work as a performance engineer for four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel, before transitioning to race engineer for Lance

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