Key Highlights: Fernando Alonso secured a season-first top-10 qualifying spot and finished 12th in Brazil after rebounding from Aston Martin’s double DNF in Mexico City. Alonso praised the handling of his AMR26, highlighting on-track battles with front-runners including an on-merit overtake on Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari. While Lance Stroll suffered his eighth DNF in 10 races ...
Key Highlights Fernando Alonso has scored seven points after 20 of 24 Formula 1 race weekends with Aston Martin. Rain at Interlagos allowed Alonso to demonstrate the speed and racecraft that made him a two-time world champion. Despite Aston Martinâs long-term ambitions under Adrian Newey, a third driversâ title appears increasingly unlikely for Alonso. Fernando ...
Key Highlights: Fernando Alonso secured his first Q3 appearance of the season, finishing ninth fastest during a rain-delayed qualifying session at Interlagos. A grid penalty for Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc elevates the Aston Martin driver to eighth on the starting grid for Sunday’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Alonso acknowledged that scoring points in the 71-lap race ...
Key Highlights: Aston Martin suffered a double DNF at the Mexico Grand Prix, with both Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll retiring after just five laps due to severe power unit cooling issues. Honda Trackside General Manager Shintaro Orihara revealed that the ERS cooling circuit experienced heavier stress than anticipated amid Mexico City’s high-altitude conditions. Despite ...
Key Highlights Fernando Alonso suffered an early exit in Qualifying for the Mexico City Grand Prix due to an Energy Recovery System (ERS) water pressure failure. The Aston Martin driver had shown competitive pace throughout practice sessions, placing him firmly in the hunt for a solid midfield grid slot. Facing an uphill battle from P18, ...
Key Highlights: Fernando Alonso closed the gap to session pacesetter Charles Leclerc to just 0.769s in FP2, outperforming early expectations at the high-altitude AutĂłdromo Hermanos RodrĂguez. While Alonso reported a well-balanced car, Aston Martin faced setbacks on the other side of the garage with Jak Crawford stopping on track in FP1 and Lance Stroll playing ...
Key Highlights: Aston Martin’s chief trackside officer Mike Krack has firmly reiterated the team’s long-term commitment to its works partnership with Honda, brushing off paddock rumors linking them to Red Bull Powertrains. Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies confirmed that while the Red Bull-Ford power unit project has drawn widespread interest, the squad is not ...
Key Highlights: Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies confirmed the organization is not in “serious conversations” to supply customer power units to rival Formula 1 teams, including Aston Martin. Despite the FIA identifying Red Bull’s internal combustion engine as an early benchmark, the team is prioritizing development and chassis integration over outside supply deals. Aston ...
Key Highlights Fernando Alonso suffered extensive floor damage to his Aston Martin following an opening-lap clash with Williams driver Alex Albon at the United States Grand Prix. Alonso strongly criticized the quality of drivers operating in the lower third of the Formula 1 grid after being relegated down the order in Austin. Alex Albon explained ...
Key Highlights: Honda’s in-depth post-race inspection in Sakura found no hardware faults behind Aston Martin’s Singapore struggles, confirming recurring turbo lag as the primary issue. Chief trackside engineer Shintaro Orihara explained that Marina Bay’s energy-rich layout disrupted off-throttle MGU-K harvesting, preventing the engine from masking the spool-up delay. Aston Martin Chief Trackside Officer Mike Krack ...
Key Highlights: Adrian Newey has highlighted significant cultural and collaborative progress inside Aston Martin’s Silverstone headquarters despite enduring a difficult 2026 campaign. Newey noted clear parallels between rebuilding Aston Martin and his early days at Red Bull Racing, pointing to past organizational instability that requires breaking down internal silos. Evaluating works engine partner Honda, Newey ...
Key Highlights: Aston Martin Third Driver Jak Crawford will drive Lance Strollâs AMR26 during Free Practice 1 at the Mexico City Grand Prix. The Mexico outing marks Crawford’s fourth FP1 session of the 2026 campaign, officially satisfying Aston Martin’s mandatory rookie practice requirements. The announcement came during Crawford’s home race weekend at the United States ...