Aston Martin are having a rough 2026 season, and at the F1 Miami GP, Mike Krack and Honda's Shintaro Orihara reviewed the learnings taken.
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Krack and Orihara reflect on learnings from 2026 F1 Miami GP

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…

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Honda sees “good progress” after Aston Martin’s double finish in 2026 F1 Miami GP

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…

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Mike Krack and Shintaro Orihara have reflected on Aston Martin and Honda working together on the AMR26's issues between the F1 race in Japan and the 2026 Miami GP
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Krack and Orihara discuss Aston Martin and Honda’s recent collaborative work ahead of 2026 F1 Miami GP

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…

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Aston Martin F1 driver Fernando Alonso and Koji Watanabe, the President of Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) at the 2026 Japanese GP, Suzuka
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Aston Martin and Honda assess 2026 F1 Japanese GP gains as both target steady development

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…

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Mike Krack has discussed the severe vibrations Fernando Alonso's Aston Martin endured at the 2026 Chinese GP and exploring solutions with F1 engine partner Honda
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Krack discusses severe vibrations Aston Martin endured at 2026 F1 Chinese GP and working for solutions with Honda

Chief trackside officer Mike Krack opened up about the severe vibrations the AMR26 was generating in Shanghai, their debilitating impact on Fernando Alonso’s race, and the possibility of finding solutions with F1 power unit supplier Honda following the double DNF Aston Martin encountered at the 2026 Chinese GP. Qualifying in P19 and P21, respectively, Alonso…

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