Dramatic situation
The 2026 regulation could have put some teams starting in F1 in difficulty and it would not have been surprising if Red Bull and/or Audi were in a youth ‘crisis’ at power unit level, but what is in extreme emergency is theAston Martin due to the problems that emerged on Honda power unit.
Lawrence Stroll’s team already in Bahrain raised the white flag on the last day of testing, making it official that Lance Stroll would ride a few kilometers for the few spare parts left available after all the technical knockouts of the Honda power unit.
From Japan they have admitted that the main problem is vibrations that affect the integrity of the battery and at the moment there is not even an indicative date on the resolution of these problems for which Andy Cowell he was sent to Japan to work side by side with Japanese technicians.
According to what was reported by the Italian version of the newspaper motorsport.com Aston Martin will be in Australia simply because the penalties to be paid in case of absence are unsustainable. The English team could travel a few kilometers by clocking in and by making an act of presence that would honor the Concordat Pact while avoiding the consequences of an absence that would be more than appropriate in terms of image and competitiveness, but this path does not seem feasible.
