Heading into the 2026 F1 Monaco GP, Aston Martin‘s Chief Trackside Officer, Mike Krack, shared details on Fernando Alonso’s seat adjustments and the team’s expectations for the weekend. Aston Martin has had a rough start to the 2026 F1 season, currently sitting last in the Teams’ Standings with zero points. While some progress in adjusting…
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…
Aston Martin had yet another difficult race at the F1 Canadian GP, with Fernando Alonso retiring with what turned out to be a seat positioning issue and Lance Stroll finishing 15th. In comments after the race in a print media session, Chief Trackside Officer Mike Krack and Honda Trackside General Manager Shintaro Orihara were realistic…
Fernando Alonso did not retire from F1 Canadian GP with mechanical issue or a power unit issue with Aston Martin Honda, but due to seat problems. After Aston Martin’s Alonso retired from F1 Canadian GP sprint race due to a track incident, the Spaniard was forced to retire on Sunday as well. However, it was…
Aston Martin F1 Chief Trackside Officer Mike Krack shared that the team is looking to extract the “maximum” from its current package until upgrades arrive later this season. Since the start of the 2026 season, Aston Martin has been dealing with significant issues that have seen them struggle to complete a full race distance. As…
Aston Martin has had an uphill battle this season, and at the 2026 F1 Miami GP, Chief Trackside Officer Mike Krack admitted that the team is behind others. Still, Honda’s Shintaro Orihara believes Miami helped the team gather more necessary data to move forward. The team currently sits last in the Constructors’ Championship. With four…
Honda sees ‘good progress’ on reliability side after Aston Martin was able to complete the full distance with both cars in 2026 F1 Miami GP. Following on from the full distance covered by Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso in Japanese GP, the Silverstone-based team managed to complete full distance with both the Spaniard and Lance Stroll…
Heading into the race weekend in Miami, Mike Krack and Shintaro Orihara have opened up about Aston Martin and their power unit supplier Honda working together since the Japanese GP to resolve the many issues that the AMR26 faced in the first three rounds of the 2026 F1 season. The new works partnership has been…
The 2026 F1 Japanese GP gave Aston Martin and Honda their first completed race distance of the season. While it is not something to call out celebrations, it is still a small and necessary step forward. Both Honda and Aston Martin have acknowledged the progress made and shared their ambitions for the season. Honda could…
In his post-2026 F1 Japanese GP print media session, Aston Martin Chief Trackside Officer Mike Krack relayed how the team takes small steps towards improvement. Aston Martin had the toughest start to the 2026 F1 season among all teams. The Silverstone-based outfit barely participated in the Barcelona Shakedown and subsequent F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain….
