Aston Martin is also racing against the clock to make it to the Catalan event, with\u00a0Autosport previously reporting<\/a> the Silverstone squad would at least miss Monday and Tuesday running.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for the team has now confirmed that Aston Martin will try to run its brand-new AMR26 from Thursday onwards, meaning Fernando Alonso<\/a> and Lance Stroll<\/a> would get to run two days out of a potential three.<\/p>\n Honda power unit launch<\/p>\n Photo by: Honda<\/p>\n “The AMR26 will be in Barcelona later this week for its shakedown. Our intention is to run Thursday and Friday,” Aston Martin told Autosport.<\/p>\n McLaren<\/a> and Ferrari<\/a> also missed the opening day on Monday and intend to run from Tuesday onwards. The remaining seven teams all started testing in Monday’s cool but dry conditions, with Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar<\/a> leading Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s Mercedes<\/a>\u00a0in the unofficial timings by lunchtime.<\/p>\n Due to a lack of live timing for the afternoon running, there is no reliable information on lap times, although the main target of the Barcelona week is to gather mileage and dial in the new-for-2026 power units, rather than chase performance.<\/p>\n The AMR26 is the first car overseen by Aston’s managing technical partner Adrian Newey and developed in the Silverstone base’s new wind tunnel as the Lawrence Stroll-owned team aims to become a competitive force. Aston is also becoming an exclusive works team in 2026 by switching to Honda power units.<\/p>\n Read Also:<\/p>\n We want to hear from you!<\/p>\n Let us know what you would like to see from us in the future.<\/p>\n![\"Honda](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769451790_861_honda-power-unit-launch.jpg\")
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