Aston Martin vibrations disappeared (and then returned) at Suzuka: “In Miami the problem will be solved”

Aston Martin still dry The start of the World Championship has divided the grid into three parts: Mercedes is in command, with Ferrari and McLaren who can hope to compete with the Brackley team in certain conditions; followed by six teams (including Red Bull) who are very close to each other and form a large midfield group; Aston Martin and Cadillac close, clearly the teams that started the worst in the new technical cycle. If a difficult start in F1 was foreseeable for Cadillac, for the Silverstone team it is a clear disappointment after the enormous investments and efforts made by owner Lawrence Stroll. In the first races of the World Championship, the theme of Honda’s power unit emerged, a source of vibrations that make it almost impossible to complete the GP. The problem recurred at Suzuka, but only starting on Saturday: in the first free practices, in fact, Aston Martin adopted an effective solution by fitting new components. Which, however, were not taken to the race. Krack’s words “We have implemented several measures and tests carried out during the session showed a small improvement,” explained Chief Trackside Officer Mike Krack. “We have worked on a variety of components, but their integration always involves a certain risk. For reliability reasons, we decided not to use the new ones in the race. However, we saw some promising signs.” With the first three races archived, and with the break of over a month due to the war in Iran, it would be a surprise to see Aston Martin bogged down again due to vibrations in the power unit: “I firmly believe that in Miami we will have made progress and we won’t have to talk about it anymore.” But the other teams certainly won’t stand by and will bring developments to Florida to improve performance. Aston Martin must instead give priority to solving the serious problems affecting the AMR26. The risk, therefore, is to see Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll delayed even further in the resumption of the championship.