Adrian Newey says Aston Martin's quest to become a competitive team will be hampered because "some of our tools are weak".
The design legend joined the team in March and is at a grand prix with the team for the first time in Monaco this weekend.
Newey has been signed on a five-year contract that could be worth as much as £30m a year including bonuses and add-ons as they seek to become world champions.
Aston Martin have built a new factory at their Silverstone base, but Newey singled out its new simulator as a weak spot.
Newey said: "It's fair to say that some of our tools are weak. Particularly the driver-in-the-loop simulator needs a lot of work because it's not correlating at all at the moment, which is a fundamental research tool."
The 65-year-old said that Aston Martin would need to "sort out a plan to get it where it needs to be, but that's probably a two-year project in truth".
They are seventh in the constructors' championship after seven races this season.
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