{"id":314136,"date":"2026-03-05T10:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T10:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/314136\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T10:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T10:37:15","slug":"f1-news-alonso-and-stroll-detail-aston-martins-honda-horror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/314136\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 news: Alonso and Stroll detail Aston Martin’s Honda horror"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFernando Alonso on track during Formula 1 pre-season testing at Bahrain.<\/p>\n

The team has endured a disastrous lead-up to the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, with a severe vibration plaguing its new AMR26.<\/p>\n

That has caused trouble with its Honda battery and severely limited the number of laps able to be completed in pre-season testing.<\/p>\n

Team principal Adrian Newey admitted earlier on Thursday that the issue is also having an impact on the drivers.<\/a><\/p>\n

Newey revealed Alonso feels he \u201ccan\u2019t do more than 25 laps consecutively before he will risk permanent nerve damage to his hands\u201d, while Stroll has a 15-lap threshold.<\/p>\n

The two drivers have subsequently given their perspectives of driving the car, with Stroll\u2019s the most graphic.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess just like, electrocute yourself in a chair or something like that, and it\u2019s not far off,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a very uncomfortable vibration. It\u2019s bad for the engine but it\u2019s also bad for the human inside the car.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to just get on top of it, but I think we will.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alonso also painted a grim picture of driving the car to date but is optimistic updates will improve it this weekend.<\/p>\n

Newey had cautioned the team will continue to be \u201cvery heavily restricted on how many laps we do in the race until we get on top of the source of the vibration\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe vibrations coming from the engine are hurting the components in the car and the drivers, we feel them,\u201d said Alonso.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe feel our body with this frequency of the vibration that you feel after 20 or 25 minutes. A little bit numb, on your hands or your feet or whatever.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince Bahrain, there were a couple of tests done and some of the solutions are implemented on the car now.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo curious to see what tomorrow we can improve and we can feel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alonso stressed it\u2019s \u201cnot difficult to control the car\u201d and that \u201cadrenaline is way higher than the pain\u201d when behind the wheel.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut definitely it is something that is unusual,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt shouldn\u2019t be there and we don\u2019t know the consequences either, if you keep driving like that for months, so a solution has to be implemented.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd as I said, everyone is trying every day in Japan to fix the things, so we are here to help as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stroll said whether he can withstand more than 15 laps behind the wheel at Albert Park \u201cdepends how much we\u2019ve improved since Bahrain\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we still have the same vibration issues we had with the car in Bahrain, it\u2019s going to be hard to do much more than 10-15 laps,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we resolved those issues the last couple of weeks, then I think we can go much further into the race. Time will tell.\u201d<\/p>\n


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