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Max Verstappen hopes Honda will 'do very well' despite early Aston Martin struggles

Max Verstappen still has warm feelings for his former engine partner Honda. The Red Bull driver hopes the Japanese manufacturer can turn things around with Aston Martin

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Fernando Alonso sure "everything can be fixed" on Aston Martin AMR26, but it will take time

Fernando Alonso says Aston Martin’s AMR26 issues are fixable, but admits it will take time as the team works through early reliability issues and growing pains ahead of the 2026 season

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F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Mercedes heads McLaren by 0.01s, as four teams hit trouble

George Russell pipped Oscar Piastri to the fastest lap of the Bahrain test so far on Wednesday, as Ferrari, Red Bull, Aston Martin and Cadillac encountered technical problems

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F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Mercedes pips McLaren by 0.01s, as four teams hit trouble

George Russell pipped Oscar Piastri to the fastest lap of the Bahrain test so far on Wednesday, as Ferrari, Red Bull, Aston Martin and Cadillac encountered technical problems

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Adrian Newey hasn't forgotten how to design an F1 car – Fernando Alonso

Adrian Newey's Aston Martin team has endured an incredibly difficult pre-season for F1 2026, but Fernando Alonso's confidence in him remains

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Alonso: Newey hasn't forgotten how to design an F1 car

Adrian Newey's Aston Martin team has endured an incredibly difficult pre-season for F1 2026, but Fernando Alonso's confidence in him remains

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Aston Martin confirms it's "not at the level" of other teams after tough F1 test

Problems have been consistent for Aston Martin as it prepares for the 2026 F1 campaign

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Mike Krack: Aston Martin “has potential” but "we have a lot of work to do"

Krack insists the “package has potential'

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F1 2026 Bahrain pre-season test: Andrea Kimi Antonelli leads Mercedes 1-2 on day three

Antonelli topped a Mercedes 1-2 on the final day of this week's 2026 Bahrain pre-season test

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F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Antonelli leads Russell in Mercedes 1-2 on day three

Antonelli topped a Mercedes 1-2 on the final day of this week's 2026 Bahrain pre-season test

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Lance Stroll: Aston Martin is "four seconds off" after tough start to F1 2026 pre-season

It has been a very troublesome start to F1 2026 for Aston Martin with problems in Barcelona, Bahrain and in the production of its car

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Stroll: Aston Martin "four seconds off" after tough start to F1 pre-season testing

It has been a very troublesome start to F1 2026 for Aston Martin with problems in Barcelona, Bahrain and in the production of its car

Autosport

Aston Martin opens extra cooling vents on extreme AMR26 as Honda engine issues emerge

After arriving late to F1's shakedown, Aston Martin experienced a difficult start to the official test in Bahrain as well, as problems with the Honda Power Unit forced an engine change and a cooling rethink

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F1 2026 testing live: Antonelli leads Mercedes one-two on final day in Bahrain

Follow live F1 updates as all 11 teams build up to the new season with a test at the Bahrain International Circuit

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F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Norris leads from Verstappen on opening day

McLaren trumped Red Bull in terms of pace on the first day of running, but Max Verstappen completed more laps than any other driver

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F1 2026 Bahrain pre-season test: Lando Norris edges Max Verstappen on day one

McLaren trumped Red Bull in terms of pace on the first day of running, but Max Verstappen completed more laps than any other driver

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F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Verstappen fastest on opening morning

Max Verstappen was fastest on Wednesday morning as all teams covered a substantial amount of laps

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How Aston Martin and Honda's expectation management ties into Newey's F1 design

During Aston Martin’s launch, the message was clear: 2026 is all about development, not where the team stands in Melbourne. But what does that say about the state of the F1 team and Adrian Newey’s design?

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“Maybe George Russell wins by 30 seconds” – Lance Stroll jokes about new F1 rules

Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll claims that F

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Adrian Newey admits Aston Martin didn’t have time to paint F1 car for Barcelona shakedown

The new Aston Martin appeared in all-black because the team didn’t have time to paint it for the Barcelona shakedown

Motorsport

Aston Martin 2026 F1 launch: When and where to watch live, what you need to know

Aston Martin will unveil its 2026 Formula 1 livery on Monday 9 February

Motorsport

Adrian Newey’s blunt take on AI: Why Aston Martin isn't using ChatGPT to develop

New Aston team principal Adrian Newey says the AI tools fans talk about aren’t what F1 teams rely on

Motorsport

Aston Martin’s 2026 F1 car sparks instant obsession: "You're a wizard, Newey"

Social media’s convinced it’s Newey magic

Autosport

What happened on day four of F1's secretive 2026 shakedown

Aston Martin finally gets on track, Mercedes continues to collect miles and McLaren's running was cut short on the fourth day of the Barcelona F1 shakedown

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Barcelona F1 shakedown Day 4: Mercedes reliable as Aston Martin makes overdue debut

Here's what we've learned from the fourth and penultimate day of Formula 1's 2026 Barcelona shakedown

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