2026 Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team

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[TyreSlip]

suppose the good thing about this weekend its a returning track and track Fernando is extremely good at. Hopefully some rain to spice up the weekend.

Rain would be the only hope with the two long straights. I am looking forward more to Singapore. Lots of braking and opportunities to recharge the battery.

I was looking forward to Singapore, but Alonso poured water over that and mentioned Singapore is a more power-thirsty track than Hungary and that Singapore is ranked "5th or something" on the tracks where power is important. How true that is, I'm not sure with these regs.
Singapore has a lot of short brake zones, so I can imagine teams will be trying to aggressively regen everywhere and can foresee plenty of moments where it'll cause a driveability issue if there's one little mistake, and drastically so if there's a driver error causing the deploy algorithm to get confused, much like Bottas had at Baku.

Every track from now to the end of the season looks grim for us to be honest.

Yes, I am probably kidding myself. On paper, Singapore looks to be the best on paper, but that does not mean the package will be competitive. I am resigned that this year is over.

[TyreSlip]

Some people are also speaking about age: With this generation of cars, being 46 or 47 years old is not an issue at all I believe.

I would argue that Alonso is in better physical shape than most of the drivers. He referenced how Qatar 2023 wore almost everybody out and he was fine after the race.

[TyreSlip]

I am happy that Alonso is continuing but do not see the point of him staying only for 2027.

[diffuser]

Rain would be the only hope with the two long straights. I am looking forward more to Singapore. Lots of braking and opportunities to recharge the battery.

I was looking forward to Singapore, but Alonso poured water over that and mentioned Singapore is a more power-thirsty track than Hungary and that Singapore is ranked "5th or something" on the tracks where power is important. How true that is, I'm not sure with these regs.
Singapore has a lot of short brake zones, so I can imagine teams will be trying to aggressively regen everywhere and can foresee plenty of moments where it'll cause a driveability issue if there's one little mistake, and drastically so if there's a driver error causing the deploy algorithm to get confused, much like Bottas had at Baku.

Every track from now to the end of the season looks grim for us to be honest.

Yes, I am probably kidding myself. On paper, Singapore looks to be the best on paper, but that does not mean the package will be competitive. I am resigned that this year is over.

But not yet ?

[Rikrikrik]

I am happy that Alonso is continuing but do not see the point of him staying only for 2027.

He already said is not the last.

Fernando Alonso: “One more year, and I doubt it’ll be the last. I still feel like I have an extra edge over the other drivers.”

[Badger]

I am happy that Alonso is continuing but do not see the point of him staying only for 2027.

He already said is not the last.

Fernando Alonso: “One more year, and I doubt it’ll be the last. I still feel like I have an extra edge over the other drivers.”

The engine?

[Rikrikrik]

I am happy that Alonso is continuing but do not see the point of him staying only for 2027.

He already said is not the last.

Fernando Alonso: “One more year, and I doubt it’ll be the last. I still feel like I have an extra edge over the other drivers.”

The engine?

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/arti ... e0gz51g36o

[Badger]

He already said is not the last.

Fernando Alonso: “One more year, and I doubt it’ll be the last. I still feel like I have an extra edge over the other drivers.”

The engine?

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/arti ... e0gz51g36o

I was only joking But I can't understand what is really in it for Fernando at this stage. This engine is going to take years to sort out, what's the point of going around at the back at 46? He already suffered this fate from 2015-2018 and it led to his first retirement. The situation with the engine now looks arguably worse than back then, Honda looks completely lost.

[Rikrikrik]

The engine?

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/arti ... e0gz51g36o

I was only joking But I can't understand what is really in it for Fernando at this stage. This engine is going to take years to sort out, what's the point of going around at the back at 46? He already suffered this fate from 2015-2018 and it led to his first retirement. The situation with the engine now looks arguably worse than back then, Honda looks completely lost.

Actually, it’s the opposite. Honda was lost back in 2016, when they kept trying different solutions to improve things, which is why it took them years to make real progress. Now, they already know what the problem is — the ICE — and they’re actively addressing it. They’ve also validated the direction with Spec 2, which, despite bringing only a negligible improvement, served to confirm that their ideas about where to go were correct.

They should make significant progress for 2027. The situation is very different from the first time around, even if it doesn’t look that way right now. They won’t be the best next year, but I don’t believe it will be nearly as embarrassing as some people expect.