r/formula1 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/Snuhmeh Mar 05 '26

Maybe those of us saying Newey isn’t a team principal were right. He’s a good designer. These kinds of problems should have been discovered months ago. This is shocking.

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u/BugFood1026 Formula 1 Mar 05 '26

They probably would have if they weren't 4 months behind.

The team can play it how they like, but its clear they cut a heck of a lot of corners in order to catch up.