Aston against everyone
A new chapter is added to the soap opera that is involving the Aston Martin team at the start of the 2026 season. Despite having to face enormous problems with the power unit, vibrations so strong as to force the drivers to take their hands off the wheel and voluntarily withdraw from the race for safety reasons and enormous investments which for the moment are not translating into concrete results on the track, the Silverstone team has now decided to open a new front: the one with i journalists.
Speaking to the media present in China, in Shanghai, during the last race weekend, the former team principal Mike Krackwho today holds the role of Chief Trackside Officer, wanted point the finger at the media which according to him they are posing requests “uncomfortable and inappropriate“ to the two drivers of the English team: Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll. An attitude, that of Krack, which leaves one a little dumbfounded because it is quite inevitable – given the situation the team is heading into – to ask those who drive the single-seaters what their thoughts are on everything that is happening in the team and on the AMR26s.
Krack’s complaint to the media
At the end of a post-race chat with journalists, Krack was asked if Newey is paying more attention to the relationship with Fernando and Lance to explain to them what is happening. “I’m glad you asked me this question – Krack replied to his colleague – because for the pilots it is the most difficult situation. I’ve already said it before and I’ll say it again: I hope this is also valid as an appeal to you. The pilots can’t do anything about it. They are very exposed and receive uncomfortable questions. I’ve also heard complaints that Lance [Stroll] he wasn’t responding much. We need to understand the situation: competitive sport is an emotional issue. We all do it for passion and we don’t want to argue behind closed doors. Pilots are putting a lot of energy into this [progetto] and they often receive questions that are not appropriate. You can say they are professionals, but they are also human beings. Help us understand this, please. It’s a difficult situation at the moment, but I think if we had a little more consideration for the drivers, it would help us all“, commented Krack.
