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Aston Martin insist Mercedes components aren't limiting performance

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Aston Martin Technical Director Dan Fallows says his team are very happy with the components they receive from Mercedes. In addition to using Mercedes power units, Aston Martin also take on the gearbox and rear suspension from the Brackley outfit, and currently use the Silver Arrows' wind tunnel while Aston's own facility remains under construction. Aston Martin have made a great leap forward in competitiveness this year, and currently sit second in the Constructors' Championship with 102 points, six ahead of Mercedes. But despite currently outperforming the Silver Arrows, Aston Martin have no issues with the quality of the components that they receive, according to Fallows. "We're very happy with what we get," Fallows told media, including TheFOXposts.Com . "We obviously have gearbox and rear suspension, and the power units as well. "We, as engineers, obviously work around the constraints that we have, but so far I find absolutely ...