Aston Martin started F1 2023🎃 in spectacular fashion with six podium finishes in 𝄹the opening eight races.

The Silverstone-based outfit were often the closest challen♎ger to Red Bull and could have won the Monaco Grand Prix had they gambled on the intermediates, rather than the slicks.

Since Spain, their form has d𒊎ipped as teams around th💟em have developed, particularly McLaren.

Heading into the second half of the season, performance director Tom&ꦓnbsp;McCullough revealed Aston Martin still have the "budget to keep developing the car".

“We've been tar🍎geting quite strong developm🐈ent throughout the year and we have budget to keep developing the car," he said. "That's our aim.

“At a certain point, you have to fully focus on 2024, but we're in the phase now where we're able to w𝄹ork on both cars," he added. "So we are bringꦗing some steps all the way to the end of the championship, really, as much as we can do.

“Even some of the lessons you learn on '24 you can adapt as well, whether it's in CFD [computationaꦓl fluid dynamics], wind tuꩵnnel, or the mechanical side. So we're just pushing to the end.”

Amid th﷽eir mid-season slump, McCullough explained that Aston Martin have “understood” what has gone wrong and that “continuous development” is what they have planned.

“I think we've understood what we've done to the car," he added. "The developments that🦄 are coming in the second half of the season are already actually addressin♋g some of the areas we're not as strong in.

“I think really from Zandvoo🌳rt onwards, we're going to have some continuous development - as we▨'ve done all year.”