Lewis Hamilton has claimed half of Aston Martin's impressive AMR23 'is ours' after a sluggish start for Mercedes.
Fernando Alonso scored a podium finish on his debut for Aston Martin as the Silverstone-based team backed up its strong showing from pre-season testing.
In contrast, Mercedes endured a difficult weekend that led team principal Toto Wolff to conclude the team 'got it wrong' by persisting with its zeropod philosophy.
Aston Martin acquires a number of parts from Mercedes including its rear suspension, power unit and gearbox, something that proved bittersweet for Hamilton across the weekend.
“Big congrats to Fernando (Alonso)," said Hamilton.
"He did a great job, it’s amazing to see. And to all the Aston Martin team, they did such an amazing job.
“We’ve got work to do because, I mean, half of their car is ours and they build their car and do their aero in our wind tunnel, so we’ve got work to do.”