{"id":683215,"date":"2026-05-21T02:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T02:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/683215\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T02:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T02:10:09","slug":"aston-martin-f1-looks-to-bounce-back-at-canadian-grand-prix-after-addressing-critical-car-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/683215\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Martin F1 Looks to Bounce Back at Canadian Grand Prix After Addressing Critical Car Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Aston Martin F1 team has shifted its priority to enhancing the car\u2019s performance for the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend after facing technical struggles since the start of the 2026 season. <\/p>\n<p>The team faced significant reliability issues with the AMR26 F1 car, including excessive vibrations that numbed the fingers of its drivers.<\/p>\n<p>Honda, the team\u2019s power unit supplier, was tasked with resolving the issue, making full use of the long break ahead of the Miami Grand Prix. <\/p>\n<p>Fernando Alonso confirmed during the race weekend in Miami that the issue was addressed by Honda. Now, Aston Martin is shifting focus to making the car faster for the race in Montreal, which also happens to be a sprint race weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-od-removed-fetchpriority=\"high\" data-od-xpath=\"\/HTML\/DIV\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[4][self::DIV]\/*[5][self::FIGURE]\/*[1][self::PICTURE]\/*[2][self::IMG]\" data-dominant-color=\"32707a\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #32707a;\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USATSI_28862946_168396005_lowres-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1888812 not-transparent\" \/>May 2, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Aston Martin Racing driver Lance Stroll (18) during the F1 Miami Grand Prix Sprint Race at Miami International Autodrome. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorbiscuit.com\/aston-martin-reveals-major-honda-f1-engine-breakthrough-after-miami-gp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MotorBiscuit<\/a> reported Alonso\u2019s statement from Miami, where both Aston Martin F1 cars crossed the finish line for the first time this season. He said after qualifying:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reliability and the vibrations are much better than what it has been so far. That\u2019s the main positive of this weekend. Let\u2019s say we can tick that box because the car behaves normal now. No issues to finish the race tomorrow. No reliability concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the issue resolved, Honda has set a new target for the Canadian GP of extracting more performance from the power unit. <a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/honda-detail-important-target-for-canadian-gp-after-key-breakthrough\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RacingNews365<\/a> quoted the team\u2019s chief engineer, Shintaro Orihara, who said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Montreal, which is Lance\u2019s home race, we will focus on enhancing the driveability and our energy management strategy to support the drivers in building more confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fact, this is an important target of our race weekend. If we can give more confidence to the drivers in entering the corners faster and carrying more speed, then we unlock lap time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, time will be a constraint given the sprint race this weekend, meaning Aston Martin and Honda will have to get the setup right in FP1 while taking into account the possibility of rain. Orihara added:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCanada is another new Sprint race format, making FP1 very important. At this event, it\u2019s the usual 60-minutes, so it\u2019s crucial to optimise everything during this session.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnother characteristic is that the circuit has a long straight, so it\u2019s vital to adjust energy deployment in this section of the lap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also have a slow speed corner section before the back straight, but also Turns 1 and 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdditionally, we have to consider possible wet conditions and cooler temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis can be tricky for grip, and driveability becomes even more important with a combination of MGU-K delivery, accuracy and torque delivery accuracy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Aston Martin F1 team has shifted its priority to enhancing the car\u2019s performance for the Canadian Grand&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":683216,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[115293,49,48,157212,578,576,577,82],"class_list":["post-683215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-aston-martin-f1","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-grand-prix","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/683215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=683215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/683215\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/683216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=683215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=683215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=683215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}