2026 Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team

[GoranF1]

Happy and Prosperous new year!!!!!

Starting of a new era, in all possible ways for AM. Investment in Infrastructure, People and technology going to make, this a formidable F1 team. If everything comes together especially from Honda-side; year 2026 is going to be a phenomenal year for the team.
Though excited for 2026, I am cautiously optimistic for this year.
My prediction for 26: -
a. Alonso to win at least 5 races and same no of pole positions.
b. Lance to win at least 1 race and multiple podium finishes.
c. AM’s progress in year 26 convince Alonso to stay another 2 years with the team.
d. By end of 26, AM immerge as a firm favorite title contender for 2027.

Alonso has a little child coming soon, i will really surprise if he is not retire this year.

Does that mean he will not overtake on the outside of 130R?

[OnEcRiTiCaL]

Pretty sure Lawrence Stroll is maneuvering to get max eventually

Many drivers with "average" ability have won with Newey cars. I personally don't want to see him with AM F1.

Yes ,like Bottas ,Webber ,Ricciardo,Perez
You live in wonder world man!

[selvam_e2002]

Pretty sure Lawrence Stroll is maneuvering to get max eventually

Many drivers with "average" ability have won with Newey cars. I personally don't want to see him with AM F1.

Yes ,like Bottas ,Webber ,Ricciardo,Perez
You live in wonder world man!

The Average ability driver own the WDC with RB,
Vettel 4 time after RB he is gone
Danial Ric: after RB, he retired from F1
This can happen to Max...4 time WDC(-1 as 2021 AbuDhabi drama). We will see how he does with non ground effort car in 2026. Most of the driver will struggle including Lecrec, Max, Russel, even Noris....

My assumption would be, Hamilton and Alonso can be good in 2026 non ground effort cars.

we will get clear picture in few weeks...

And also, the car matters... if we give crap car to good driver, he can't do much with it....

[dren]

Many drivers with "average" ability have won with Newey cars. I personally don't want to see him with AM F1.

Yes ,like Bottas ,Webber ,Ricciardo,Perez
You live in wonder world man!

The Average ability driver own the WDC with RB,
Vettel 4 time after RB he is gone
Danial Ric: after RB, he retired from F1
This can happen to Max...4 time WDC(-1 as 2021 AbuDhabi drama). We will see how he does with non ground effort car in 2026. Most of the driver will struggle including Lecrec, Max, Russel, even Noris....

My assumption would be, Hamilton and Alonso can be good in 2026 non ground effort cars.

we will get clear picture in few weeks...

And also, the car matters... if we give crap car to good driver, he can't do much with it....

I don't remember those drivers ever struggling in the cars pre venturi regs.

[bingaboy]

Many drivers with "average" ability have won with Newey cars. I personally don't want to see him with AM F1.

Yes ,like Bottas ,Webber ,Ricciardo,Perez
You live in wonder world man!

The Average ability driver own the WDC with RB,
Vettel 4 time after RB he is gone
Danial Ric: after RB, he retired from F1
This can happen to Max...4 time WDC(-1 as 2021 AbuDhabi drama). We will see how he does with non ground effort car in 2026. Most of the driver will struggle including Lecrec, Max, Russel, even Noris....

My assumption would be, Hamilton and Alonso can be good in 2026 non ground effort cars.

we will get clear picture in few weeks...

And also, the car matters... if we give crap car to good driver, he can't do much with it....

drivers like george, max, carlos and fernando are the most adaptable on the grid, first of all. secondly, expert journalists are predicting that charles should be "doing well" in this set of regulations. its not just ground effect vs non-ground effect that is the deciding factor; there's acceleration and energy management out of a corner and on the straights, as well as keeping energy stored over the entire duration of a grand prix that will determine who does/doesn't do well.

[diffuser]

Pretty sure Lawrence Stroll is maneuvering to get max eventually

Many drivers with "average" ability have won with Newey cars. I personally don't want to see him with AM F1.

Yes ,like Bottas ,Webber ,Ricciardo,Perez
You live in wonder world man!

I mean Like Jacques Villeneuve, Damon Hill... I would even add Kimi Räikkönen ... he was better that those too but only won cause McLaren, who had 2 better drivers, self destructed. You can go over the list of F1 world Champions and many of the single time winners are just above average drivers. ...oh yeah Jenson Button too.

[selvam_e2002]

Many drivers with "average" ability have won with Newey cars. I personally don't want to see him with AM F1.

Yes ,like Bottas ,Webber ,Ricciardo,Perez
You live in wonder world man!

I mean Like Jacques Villeneuve, Damon Hill... I would even add Kimi Räikkönen ... he was better that those too but only won cause McLaren, who had 2 better drivers, self destructed. You can go over the list of F1 world Champions and many of the single time winners are just above average drivers. ...oh yeah Jenson Button too.

+Alonso

[diffuser]

Yes ,like Bottas ,Webber ,Ricciardo,Perez
You live in wonder world man!

I mean Like Jacques Villeneuve, Damon Hill... I would even add Kimi Räikkönen ... he was better that those too but only won cause McLaren, who had 2 better drivers, self destructed. You can go over the list of F1 world Champions and many of the single time winners are just above average drivers. ...oh yeah Jenson Button too.

+Alonso

Alonso won twice. He also came within single digit points of winning 4 other times

[SealTheRealDeal]

Many drivers with "average" ability have won with Newey cars. I personally don't want to see him with AM F1.

Yes ,like Bottas ,Webber ,Ricciardo,Perez
You live in wonder world man!

I mean Like Jacques Villeneuve, Damon Hill... I would even add Kimi Räikkönen ... he was better that those too but only won cause McLaren, who had 2 better drivers, self destructed. You can go over the list of F1 world Champions and many of the single time winners are just above average drivers. ...oh yeah Jenson Button too.

Eh I feel people are too dismissive of prime Damon Hill. His record vs Prost, Senna, Mansell, and JV is not indicative of a merely average driver imo. He wasn't a generational talent like Schumacher, but he didn't get whitewashed by Prost, and then stepped up to be the team's number one under tough circumstance and held onto that position even when paired with young upcoming talents, CART champions, and a previous WDC.

[diffuser]

Yes ,like Bottas ,Webber ,Ricciardo,Perez
You live in wonder world man!

I mean Like Jacques Villeneuve, Damon Hill... I would even add Kimi Räikkönen ... he was better that those too but only won cause McLaren, who had 2 better drivers, self destructed. You can go over the list of F1 world Champions and many of the single time winners are just above average drivers. ...oh yeah Jenson Button too.

Eh I feel people are too dismissive of prime Damon Hill. His record vs Prost, Senna, Mansell, and JV is not indicative of a merely average driver imo. He wasn't a generational talent like Schumacher, but he didn't get whitewashed by Prost, and then stepped up to be the team's number one under tough circumstance and held onto that position even when paired with young upcoming talents, CART champions, and a previous WDC.

We're just spliting hairs now. I was just trying to say to the other guy, you don't need to be a generational talent to win wdc. Think you agree.

[Badger]

I mean Like Jacques Villeneuve, Damon Hill... I would even add Kimi Räikkönen ... he was better that those too but only won cause McLaren, who had 2 better drivers, self destructed. You can go over the list of F1 world Champions and many of the single time winners are just above average drivers. ...oh yeah Jenson Button too.

Eh I feel people are too dismissive of prime Damon Hill. His record vs Prost, Senna, Mansell, and JV is not indicative of a merely average driver imo. He wasn't a generational talent like Schumacher, but he didn't get whitewashed by Prost, and then stepped up to be the team's number one under tough circumstance and held onto that position even when paired with young upcoming talents, CART champions, and a previous WDC.

We're just spliting hairs now. I was just trying to say to the other guy, you don't need to be a generational talent to win wdc. Think you agree.

There’s a very large gap between “being generational” and being “just above average”. All the drivers I’ve seen listed here exist somewhere in between.

[Badger]

Stroll

For sure, we don’t have all the tools to be a top team, so there’s no hiding behind that, but time will tell how good we look.

https://www.planetf1.com/news/aston-mar ... -agreement

[madridista]

Some days ago Planetf1 published an article where they recycled some quote from Krack from pre season 2025 and claimed that they spoke to him recently and that its about 2026

--->https://www.planetf1.com/news/aston-mar ... erstanding

The one you posted seems to be another such case, where the quote is not from something recent or them speaking to Stroll personally but from an interview in early 2025, or just straight up made up because i couldnt find anyhting about it.


This is what stroll actually said in March 2025

“We have all the tools, pieces of the puzzle coming together to be a front running team. Now we just got to get it done,” he said. “Everyone wants that to happen overnight. Does it happen overnight? No. How quickly does it happen? No one has an answer that question. It’s just, you know, we just gotta push as hard as we can. Keep grinding every day.”

https://www.australianjewishnews.com/st ... -together/

[Badger]

Some days ago Planetf1 published an article where they recycled some quote from Krack from pre season 2025 and claimed that they spoke to him recently and that its about 2026

--->https://www.planetf1.com/news/aston-mar ... erstanding

The one you posted seems to be another such case, where the quote is not from something recent or them speaking to Stroll personally but from an interview in early 2025, or just straight up made up because i couldnt find anyhting about it.


This is what stroll actually said in March 2025

“We have all the tools, pieces of the puzzle coming together to be a front running team. Now we just got to get it done,” he said. “Everyone wants that to happen overnight. Does it happen overnight? No. How quickly does it happen? No one has an answer that question. It’s just, you know, we just gotta push as hard as we can. Keep grinding every day.”

https://www.australianjewishnews.com/st ... -together/

The quote I posted comes from a far more recent interview.

Stroll’s comments come after Honda became the first manufacturer to release images of its new power unit for 2026 on Friday.

And why would PlanetF1 put themselves into lawsuit territory by making up statements from Lance Stroll? Don't be ridiculous. The interview you posted contains none of the same quotes, you are just avoiding contending with the subject matter.

[diffuser]

Eh I feel people are too dismissive of prime Damon Hill. His record vs Prost, Senna, Mansell, and JV is not indicative of a merely average driver imo. He wasn't a generational talent like Schumacher, but he didn't get whitewashed by Prost, and then stepped up to be the team's number one under tough circumstance and held onto that position even when paired with young upcoming talents, CART champions, and a previous WDC.

We're just spliting hairs now. I was just trying to say to the other guy, you don't need to be a generational talent to win wdc. Think you agree.

There’s a very large gap between “being generational” and being “just above average”. All the drivers I’ve seen listed here exist somewhere in between.

Measured how?