2026 Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team

[zoroastar]

max and leclerc will definitely be beating the doors in to get an aston seat after this sandbagging performance. its epic

Why would Max want to come to Aston after he and his daddy fired Christian from RB? They run RB now

good point. they also seem "good"

[diffuser]

Has Alonso been out at all in the afternoon ?

[zoroastar]

Has Alonso been out at all in the afternoon ?

yeah a little before the breakdown. not sure the lap count in the later session but 68 total

[zoroastar]

aston saying they identified a problem with the power unit and stopped it as a precaution.

[diffuser]

aston saying they identified a problem with the power unit and stopped it as a precaution.

Yeah and the AMF1 pitwall has been vacated, so likely they're done for the day.

[Rikrikrik]

My question is, They were expecting to have so many problems?

[zoroastar]

by the sound of it, the gearbox or drivetrain went out well before they shut down the engine haha. maybe they detected that everything was about to blow.

[wiktor977]

Engine hit 13 200 rpm during the rev spike.

But why was there such a rapid rpm spike? Alonso was off throttle at the time

PU lost connection to the tires on downshift. Be that clutch, transmission, drive shaft, etc.

But there was no throttle imput by Alonso

[zoroastar]

My question is, They were expecting to have so many problems?

it seemed like they were prepairing everyone for some possible problems. but i doubt they were expecting it to be this bad. they probably ran out of time and just had to go with what they had. kinda "hope for the best but prepare for the worst" type of thing.

[zoroastar]

But why was there such a rapid rpm spike? Alonso was off throttle at the time

PU lost connection to the tires on downshift. Be that clutch, transmission, drive shaft, etc.

But there was no throttle imput by Alonso

if thats the case, that is wild. i hadnt heard that. because it sounded like it was on full redline

[zoroastar]

aston saying they identified a problem with the power unit and stopped it as a precaution.

Yeah and the AMF1 pitwall has been vacated, so likely they're done for the day.

you have to wonder how many gearboxes they brought, or whatever other parts. they may have to wait for something to come from the factory

[dren]

Well ---, hope it is something they can remedy somewhat quickly.

[TyreSlip]

Well ---, hope it is something they can remedy somewhat quickly.

Alfa Romeo had difficulties with its gearbox the first few races when they built their own for 2022, but not to the extent of this.

[Bill]

aston saying they identified a problem with the power unit and stopped it as a precaution.

They are lying and failing to take responsibility for their part .you could here the gearbox grinding and alonso reving the engine in frustration. These is not a good way to build relationships by blaming the other party for your failings.

[bigblue]

PU lost connection to the tires on downshift. Be that clutch, transmission, drive shaft, etc.

Software saw no drive, engine free to do what it wants, thought it's a great opportunity for a big dollop of recharge