Aston Martin (now) is a disaster
Fernando Alonso he tried as best he could, but even with three drivers without valid times he was eliminated in Q1 in Melbourne: at the moment Aston Martin can only compete with Cadillac to avoid the last place on the grid. However, if the Americans can plan a GP aimed at completely learning the car, Adrian Newey’s team does not have this luxury: with the reliability problems of the AMR26 and above all of the engine Hondait is unlikely that the two-time world champion will complete the opening race of the championship.
Alonso, after qualifying at Albert Park, was clear: the Japanese power unit is still causing problems, and the vibrations have not yet been resolved despite his optimism on the eve.
Alonso’s words
“The vibration problem has not been solved, and we have two seconds left which seem difficult to recover“This is his comment.”We know the potential of the car, but we need reliability. It will take longer to unlock the engine power. At the slightest anomalous data they see in the telemetry, we will have to retreat to race in China“.
The decision on Stroll
Lance was also out in Q1 Strollwho didn’t even take part in qualifying due to a damaged oil line already in FP3. The stewards allowed the Canadian to line up on the grid in the GP, accepting the request of Aston Martin itself, which had highlighted Alonso’s time as proof that the potential of the AMR26 was within 107%.
