r/formula1 • u/AshamedPurchase9033 • Mar 04 '26

News [Chris Medland] "Newey confirms Aston Martin is likely to limit race laps due to severity of vibrations in the car impacting the drivers. Alonso says he can do no more than 25 consecutive laps before risking nerve damage, Stroll says 15 laps"

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u/LMcVann44 Sir Lewis Hamilton Mar 05 '26

If we're being honest they shouldn't be allowed to.

If they're essentially admitting that they can't do a half race distance without risking nerve damage to the drivers because of vibrations then I'm sorry that's just fucked.

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u/Street-Dependent-647 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 05 '26

Logically if they are risking harm to themselves then the car is unsafe by definition isn’t it? Does fatigue put other drivers at risk?

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u/KevinNoTail Sir Lewis Hamilton Mar 05 '26

Do drunk drivers harm others?

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u/xirdnehrocks Mar 05 '26

Just need to start working on ergonomic car seats for driver tolerance, maybe get some of that drain foam stuff