{"id":834123,"date":"2026-07-29T17:31:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T17:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/834123\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T17:31:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T17:31:13","slug":"franco-colapintos-ominous-warning-on-aston-martins-upgraded-f1-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/834123\/","title":{"rendered":"Franco Colapinto\u2019s ominous warning on Aston Martin\u2019s upgraded F1 car"},"content":{"rendered":"

Franco Colapinto<\/a> has warned that Aston Martin has become \u201ca lot quicker\u201d than Alpine<\/a> in corners, as the Silverstone-based team recovers from a tricky start in Formula 1\u2019s new era.<\/p>\n

As F1 switched to new machinery featuring greater emphasis on energy management with a 53\/47 split between combustion and electrical power, Aston Martin has struggled, with an overhauled Honda F1 squad designing an\u00a0underpowered and unreliable power unit.<\/p>\n

But the engine wasn\u2019t the only source of hardship for Aston, as shown by the Adrian Newey-designed AMR26\u2019s performance in Monaco \u2013 where, despite serendipitously scoring a point on Sunday, the team qualified 21st and 22nd, well off the pace of any rivals.<\/p>\n

Aston long refrained from bringing updates this year, focusing on a comprehensive upgrade package that finally was introduced at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso<\/a> reached Q2 for the first time in 2026 in a non-sprint qualifying session; he and team-mate Lance Stroll<\/a> finished 14th and 13th respectively in the race \u2013 just 10 seconds shy of Alpine\u2019s Pierre Gasly<\/a>, and comfortably ahead of Colapinto.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey look really strong in the corners,\u201d Colapinto pointed out after spending most of the race chasing the green cars. \u201cOn the straights they are really slow and they are losing a lot of lap time, but in the corners they are definitely a lot quicker than us.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt shows that we can make a big step, and hopefully with our upgrades in Zandvoort comes a big step.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Lance <\/p>\n

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

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

But Zandvoort is also where Honda will introduce a substantial power unit upgrade, which is expected to be another game changer for Aston Martin \u2013 particularly in terms of top speed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Regardless, Colapinto was quite dissatisfied with his race at the Hungaroring, where he ended up 15th under the chequered flag, from 13th on the grid.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot very happy, of course,\u201d the Argentine said. \u201cI think it was a really tricky afternoon. In general, we lacked a lot of pace.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the first few laps, I started to really struggle with the car, and after that, it never really recovered; even with the new tyres, we were still really far off the pace and really slow.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we need to understand why. Maybe, I don’t know, some damage, something happened, because it was quite odd, the balance. The kind of grip I had, it was very, very poor, so I think we need to go through it and understand a bit.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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