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Pit Debrief goes inside Aston Martin’s AMRTC as Adrian Newey says better days are ahead for the Silverstone-based F1 team.

Exclusive: Inside Aston Martin’s AMRTC as Adrian Newey says better days are ahead for the Silverstone-based F1 team

David Coath4 months ago4 months ago06 mins

Pit Debrief returned to Aston Martin’s Racing Technology Campus for a second consecutive year, gaining exclusive access to the team’s Open House event, a private factory tour, Mission Control and Adrian Newey’s latest thoughts ahead of F1’s British Grand Prix. As F1 arrived at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix, Aston Martin Aramco once again…

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Ahead of the F1 British GP, Shintaro Orihara has confirmed that Honda seek to bring Aston Martin's first engine upgrade for 2026 in Zandvoort

Orihara reveals Honda target to have Aston Martin’s first F1 engine upgrade in 2026 ready for Zandvoort

Senjuti Jash4 months ago4 months ago06 mins

As F1 gears up for the 2026 British GP weekend, Shintaro Orihara has shed more light on how Honda are striving to improve the AMR26’s engine, when the new upgrade package is arriving, how much horsepower gain they are anticipating, the dyno programmes they are running, and whether they are expecting Aston Martin to be…

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Aston Martin drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll use F1 races to gather data to prepare team for competitive runing with upgraded AMR26.

Aston Martin F1 drivers Alonso and Stroll using races to collect data to prepare for when AMR26 becomes competitive

Rebecca Malitz4 months ago4 months ago06 mins

After Sunday’s 2026 F1 Austrian GP, Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso explained that despite the lack of competitiveness, the team is using every bit of data gathered during the races to prepare themselves for the introduction of the updated AMR26 later in the season. Finishing the 2026 F1 Austrian GP in last place and three…

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Aston Martin F1 Team Principal Adrian Newey

Newey: Aston Martin’s first half of F1 season “extremely challenging”, explains upgrade plan

Kavi Khandelwal4 months ago4 months ago04 mins

Adrian Newey has admitted it has been an “extremely challenging” first half of the 2026 F1 season for Aston Martin. However, he said that a major upgrade was arriving in Hungary which will bring “a big aerodynamic package” designed to close the gap to the front. Speaking candidly about where things stand, Newey didn’t shy…

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Fernando Alonso has quashed the rumours linking him to Alpine and called out the online abuse Aston Martin are receiving in 2026 ahead of the F1 Austrian GP

Alonso dismisses Alpine F1 rumours, claims flak Aston Martin are receiving on social media in 2026 amounts to “borderline” abuse

Senjuti Jash4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

As F1 gears up for the Austrian GP this weekend, Fernando Alonso has opened up about the rumours linking him to Alpine, his commitment to Aston Martin, online abuse, their timeline for upgrades, and the hard work the entire team is putting into turning their difficult 2026 season around. Alonso has yet to decide whether…

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Aston Martin had another disastrous weekend in Barcelona-Catalunya as both cars did not finish the race. Chief Trackside Officer, Mike Krack reflected on the team’s decision not to bring any updates in the short term.

“It is weighing on everyone”: Krack discusses Aston Martin’s F1 2026 struggles

Chiara Perin4 months ago4 months ago03 mins

Aston Martin had another disastrous weekend in F1 2026 at the Barcelona-Catalunya GP, as both cars did not finish the race; Chief Trackside Officer, Mike Krack, reflected on the team’s decision not to bring any updates in the short term. The 2026 season has been a struggle for Aston Martin. They currently sit 10th in…

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2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP showed gravity of Aston Martin struggles according to CTO Mike Krack

Krack: 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP further evidence Aston Martin has to improve everywhere

Rebecca Malitz4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

After experiencing one of the worst weekends of the 2026 F1 season at Barcelona-Catalunya GP, which prompted an apology to the fans, Aston Martin CTO Mike Krack revealed that the last two races have shown that the team has to improve on all fronts despite “small positives.” The 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP went from bad,…

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Pedro de la Rosa opens up about how a severe understeer problem led to Aston Martin bleeding lap time during the 2026 F1 Monaco GP weekend

de la Rosa details chronic understeer that caught Aston Martin by surprise at 2026 F1 Monaco GP

Senjuti Jash5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

Team ambassador Pedro de la Rosa opened up about how a severe understeer problem had taken Aston Martin by surprise during the Monaco GP race weekend and whether they expect to encounter such balance issues in the coming rounds following their first points finish of the 2026 F1 season on Sunday. After Fernando Alonso and…

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Mike Krack and Shintaro Orihara talk about how Honda would utilise the ADUO allowance for further development of the Aston Martin F1 car in 2026

Krack and Orihara discuss Aston Martin F1’s development timeline in 2026 and what Honda plan to achieve with ADUO allowance

Senjuti Jash5 months ago5 months ago04 mins

Mike Krack and Shintaro Orihara opened up about the improvements Aston Martin and Honda can bring about prior to official upgrades, what they seek to achieve with the ADUO allowance, and whether the upgraded power unit will arrive post-summer break following their point-less finish at the 2026 F1 Canadian GP last month. Unlike several other…

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Shintaro Orihara discusses Honda and Aston Martin's objectives for the 2026 F1 Canadian GP weekend and the challenges they expect to face at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Honda’s Orihara details the goals for Aston Martin’s 2026 F1 Canadian GP weekend

Senjuti Jash6 months ago6 months ago04 mins

Honda’s trackside general manager and chief engineer, Shintaro Orihara, has opened up about the improvements the Aston Martin F1 team made in Miami, the challenges they expect to encounter at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, and the targets they have set for the 2026 Canadian GP Sprint weekend. Despite not bringing any official upgrades to the…

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