After another disastrous weekend at the F1 2026 Chinese GP, Mike Krack, chief trackside officer at Aston Martin, discussed in a print media session how the team keeps an eye on what the competition is doing. Initially, Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll had gained four places as Albon, Bortoleto, Piastri and Norris did not start…
Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso have had a rough start to the 2026 F1 season with the Australian GP. Last Thursday it was revealed that the Aston Martin drivers were experiencing intense vibrations in their cars because of Honda issues. Stroll believed that he could not last more than 15 laps, while Alonso predicted 25….
Aston Martin will be down on power and lap count in F1 Australian GP, as Adrian Newey and Honda’s Koji Watanabe answers about ongoing issues. Leading up to the F1 Australian GP, reports indicated that Aston Martin will be down on power in the grand prix and there are chances that they may not complete…
Lance Stroll addressed Aston Martin’s reliability concerns during a print media session at the F1 2026 Australian GP. On Thursday morning, Aston Martin Team Principal Adrian Newey and the Honda Racing president discussed the key issues that the team is facing heading into the first race of the season. Lance Stroll discusses the problems the…
With just one week until the F1 Australian Grand Prix on the 8th of March at the Albert Park circuit, Honda faces a serious problem. Aston Martin’s Honda power unit, used only by the Silverstone-based team, suffered major vibrations during the disastrous end of Bahrain testing. During the previous Barcelona shakedown week, the team also…
Lance Stroll addressed Aston Martin’s ongoing challenges during F1 Bahrain Testing Week 2, speaking in a press conference at the Bahrain International Circuit. The Canadian’s remarks focused on the team’s power deficit and urgent development needs. Aston Martin recorded the lowest lap count of any team at the second Bahrain test, completing just 128 laps….
F1’s pre-season testing rarely decides a championship, but it can expose weaknesses, and for Aston Martin and Honda, this Bahrain week did exactly that. Across two tests in the desert, the team logged only 334 laps, the lowest of any team. This left Honda short of the mileage targets it had set ahead of the…
After spending the first week of 2026 F1 testing in Bahrain with deficits, Aston Martin chief trackside officer Mike Krack explained what their priorities are and how behind the scenes looks like at the garage. A reliable car is a priority for Krack and Aston Martin The 2026 Formula 1 season came with fundamental regulation…
One hot topic from the paddock during the first week of Bahrain F1 pre-season testing is how the drivers feel about the new era of Formula 1 cars, and Fernando Alonso gave his views to F1.com. He shared his views on the new challenges awaiting drivers with the new regulations. All teams and drivers face…
The Aston Martin AMR26 is not yet where it needs to be ahead of the 2026 F1 season. According to Lance Stroll, the team is more than four seconds adrift from the front at Bahrain testing. The team did miss a big part of the four-day session in Barcelona, and in the desert it doesn’t…
