{"id":722815,"date":"2026-06-08T10:31:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/722815\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T10:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:31:20","slug":"lance-stroll-on-monaco-f1-crash-the-engine-pushed-me-into-the-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/722815\/","title":{"rendered":"Lance Stroll on Monaco F1 crash: \u2018The engine pushed me into the wall\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lance Stroll<\/a> has blamed his race-ending Monaco Grand Prix crash on his Honda Formula 1 engine pushing him into the wall.<\/p>\n

Stroll was running 16th on lap 57, 18 seconds away from the points-paying positions, when he went straight on at Antony Noghes corner and hit the Tecpro barrier.<\/p>\n

The Aston Martin driver made it clear that he felt like his powertrain was to blame for his loss of control.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were just getting to the end of the race, and then we had some engine braking issues throughout the whole race,\u201d Stroll said. \u201cAll season we’ve been having engine braking issues, some corners it’s pushing, some corners it’s pulling, and it’s doing different things all the time. So on that particular corner and lap it just pushed me into the wall, like the throttle pedal was 50% open.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coincidentally, the track surface was breaking up ahead of Antony Noghes, but Stroll didn\u2019t believe it caused his predicament.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn’t feel that being the problem; I just had the engine pushing me into the wall, like the throttle pedal stuck,\u201d he insisted.<\/p>\n

\"Lance <\/p>\n

Lance Stroll, Aston Martin Racing<\/p>\n

Photo by: Alastair Staley \/ LAT Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Both Aston Martin racers have been complaining about driveability issues, with Fernando Alonso<\/a> frequently describing those as \u201crandom downshifts\u201d.<\/p>\n

The issue is gearbox-related but occurs within the wider power unit context, after Aston Martin switched from Mercedes<\/a> customer engines to Honda works powertrains and started making its own gearboxes.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Alonso cautioned that there would be consequences if this happened in the narrow streets of Monaco<\/a> \u2013 and the Spanish veteran did hit the wall in Free Practice 1 after losing control coming into the chicane, with his warning further vindicated by Stroll\u2019s Sunday accident.<\/p>\n

But, when speaking to the media after the race, team ambassador Pedro de la Rosa<\/a> suggested Stroll\u2019s shunt was merely down to the Canadian driver pushing too hard.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that Lance actually crashed just highlights that our drivers never give up,\u201d de la Rosa said. \u201cEven with a very difficult car, with inconsistencies on the deceleration phase of the corner, which we’ve been suffering all weekend, both drivers were pushing to the very, very limit. That is really the most incredible thing.<\/p>\n

\"Pedro <\/p>\n

Pedro de la Rosa of Spain, Aston Martin F1 Team<\/p>\n

Photo by: Zak Mauger \/ Motorsport Images<\/p>\n

\u201cWe lost one car \u2013 but just one car \u2013 because the driver was pushing no matter the difficulties he was experiencing.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, when Motorsport brought up Stroll\u2019s comments about \u2018the engine pushing him into the wall\u2019, de la Rosa hinted at another instance of the \u201crandom downshift\u201d issue \u2013 albeit perhaps its most obvious occurrence yet.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, we’re experiencing inconsistencies on the deceleration phase,\u201d the Spaniard replied. \u201cI would not like to give more details on that, because analysis is still ongoing, but there are definitely things that are not helping the drivers push to the limit. And when they do, if the whole deceleration process doesn’t go as expected, you can end up in the wall. And that’s what exactly happened to Lance.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, Honda and ourselves are doing an analysis of the situation, coming back with different solutions, different maps for the next race. But it’s a complex issue. When you’re talking about engine and gearbox together, you’re working as a whole. It’s not as simple as that, especially this season, with the new regulations and with this small combustion engine with a very big turbo engine.\u201d<\/p>\n

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