2026 Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team

[FNTC]

They are 99% certainly behind most teams right now. But I think Newey and the team can make big leaps in the season. Hopefully Honda too. The media stuff is a combination of managing expectations and still keeping the hope up.

[Real PJ's Beard]

The big focus now is day one next test. If they are running on normal power and not suffering with reliability then that's good. If we see a detuned engine for the next test, then there's a ver loud alarm bell that will be ringing out

[Alonso Fan]

The big focus now is day one next test. If they are running on normal power and not suffering with reliability then that's good. If we see a detuned engine for the next test, then there's a ver loud alarm bell that will be ringing out

My thoughts exactly

[Real PJ's Beard]

I do wonder though with some of the running we saw today, how much of the deficit is split between engine, aero, and grip. Visually the car needs to move closer to its sweetspot in terms of setup, but it's not until we see the engine at normal output that we'll see how much of the blame lies on AM's hands

[GoranF1]

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[Ashwinv16]

The one rumor i liek to clear up is the unlike what people ate saying the Battery is working really well. It very quick to recharge despite depleting a bit but recovery can only be tested when the engine is at its best.

[selvam_e2002]

Alonso is not going anywhere and will be driving this tractor for years....

[FNTC]

Just saw on Sky, interview with Alonso, saying that they have the best designer for the last 30 years so eventually we will have the best car, I just hope it's sooner than later, or something like that.

[diffuser]

The Car is slow "full stop". I think it's everything. The chassis is behind schedule, they're scrambling to catch up and it's slow as a dog. Software for the PU seems to suck too, probably a ton of tweaking going on there too. Not sure how you judge the ICE, MGU-K and the battery if the software needs adjustment.

All we can do is hope it gets better.

[Rikrikrik]

I tried to find the article but i didnt, but, i read about the issues. Its a gearbox integration with PU where somethings causes vibrations in hightests RPM and the sensors and cranckshaft send messages (wrongly) to sofware to limit the engine because the sofware "thinks" they are coming to blow up ( but its not true) adn they RPM stay limited. I think they have problems about the a lot of new stuff from inside own walls. The restore from the batterys is fine but they cant measuare because the recharge needs "full power" and they cant used it, because of that their battery discharge more quickly than other teams. anyways, looks much more problems about news stuff and integrations and sinergy between all combine pieces instead a Terrible engine by Honda.

[mzso]

Watching strolls onboard. Car still handles horrendously. So snappy and cumbersome

Can you link a video of the on-board footage?

[dr_cooke]

I tried to find the article but i didnt, but, i read about the issues. Its a gearbox integration with PU where somethings causes vibrations in hightests RPM and the sensors and cranckshaft send messages (wrongly) to sofware to limit the engine because the sofware "thinks" they are coming to blow up ( but its not true) adn they RPM stay limited. I think they have problems about the a lot of new stuff from inside own walls. The restore from the batterys is fine but they cant measuare because the recharge needs "full power" and they cant used it, because of that their battery discharge more quickly than other teams. anyways, looks much more problems about news stuff and integrations and sinergy between all combine pieces instead a Terrible engine by Honda.

25% plausible, 75% desirable

[gearboxtrouble]

I tried to find the article but i didnt, but, i read about the issues. Its a gearbox integration with PU where somethings causes vibrations in hightests RPM and the sensors and cranckshaft send messages (wrongly) to sofware to limit the engine because the sofware "thinks" they are coming to blow up ( but its not true) adn they RPM stay limited. I think they have problems about the a lot of new stuff from inside own walls. The restore from the batterys is fine but they cant measuare because the recharge needs "full power" and they cant used it, because of that their battery discharge more quickly than other teams. anyways, looks much more problems about news stuff and integrations and sinergy between all combine pieces instead a Terrible engine by Honda.

That sounds like its more Aston Martin’s fault. The gearbox was late and not tested together with the engine. Something like this should have been caught at the chassis dyno stage.

[F1doc]

I do wonder though with some of the running we saw today, how much of the deficit is split between engine, aero, and grip. Visually the car needs to move closer to its sweetspot in terms of setup, but it's not until we see the engine at normal output that we'll see how much of the blame lies on AM's hands

Is it not a bit like driving behind a safety car and a chain event of not enough speed to generate heat in the tyres, then not enough grip? The engine is a significant driver to what is happening if all rumours are true. The chassis won't be pushed enough to know the limits if speed restrictions exist.

[Real PJ's Beard]

It's unfortunately something that we can't fully diagnose with the current engine problems. I do think there's enough speed there for them to warm up tires (albeit maybe not to 100% of their ideal temperature, but surely close enough for testing), but like I said originally, it's not until we see the engine running normally that we can fully tell the story