Recently rumours popped up in a number of places that
Aston would have a launch / show car but not actual race car(s) ready for the first Barcelona test.
The team came out
and denied the rumours so not sure where the truth lies (we'll only know once testing starts I guess).
Either way there's been a lot of change at Aston so there may well be some settling in of new staff, processes etc.
If it turns out that they in fact aren't ready to test with the others, I wonder if they'll cop the same vitriol and pile-on that Williams copped in the same situation.