Heading into the 2026 F1 Monaco GP, Aston Martin‘s Chief Trackside Officer, Mike Krack, shared details on Fernando Alonso’s seat adjustments and the team’s expectations for the weekend. Aston Martin has had a rough start to the 2026 F1 season, currently sitting last in the Teams’ Standings with zero points. While some progress in adjusting…
Mike Krack and Shintaro Orihara opened up about the improvements Aston Martin and Honda can bring about prior to official upgrades, what they seek to achieve with the ADUO allowance, and whether the upgraded power unit will arrive post-summer break following their point-less finish at the 2026 F1 Canadian GP last month. Unlike several other…
Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll crossed the line in P15 at his home Grand Prix, the 2026 F1 Canadian GP. While he had qualified P21 on Saturday, placing his AMR26 between the Cadillacs, Stroll changed his set-up and was forced to start from the pit lane on Sunday. Stroll did not finish last as he had…
Aston Martin had yet another difficult race at the F1 Canadian GP, with Fernando Alonso retiring with what turned out to be a seat positioning issue and Lance Stroll finishing 15th. In comments after the race in a print media session, Chief Trackside Officer Mike Krack and Honda Trackside General Manager Shintaro Orihara were realistic…
Aston Martin continued its encouraging 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) progress at Spa-Francorchamps as the #007 Valkyrie secured a breakthrough fourth-place finish in the six-hour race. Harry Tincknell and Tom Gamble delivered the road-derived Hypercar’s strongest result yet in only its tenth series appearance. The pair recovered from early setbacks, benefited from a timely…
Fernando Alonso did not retire from F1 Canadian GP with mechanical issue or a power unit issue with Aston Martin Honda, but due to seat problems. After Aston Martin’s Alonso retired from F1 Canadian GP sprint race due to a track incident, the Spaniard was forced to retire on Sunday as well. However, it was…
Nicki Thiim heads to Zandvoort with cautious optimism after a promising DTM weekend for Aston Martin and Comtoyou Racing at the Red Bull Ring. The Belgian outfit left Austria with encouraging signs, as Aston Martin continued to settle into Comtoyou Racing’s second DTM campaign. However, Thiim remained realistic before the Dutch round, knowing how quickly…
Honda’s trackside general manager and chief engineer, Shintaro Orihara, has opened up about the improvements the Aston Martin F1 team made in Miami, the challenges they expect to encounter at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, and the targets they have set for the 2026 Canadian GP Sprint weekend. Despite not bringing any official upgrades to the…
The 2026 DTM season opened at the Red Bull Ring with several drivers making strong early statements. However, the opening weekend also exposed a number of pressure points. While Mercedes-AMG, Porsche, BMW and parts of the midfield showed competitive promise, others left Spielberg with more questions than answers. The clearest concern came from Lamborghini. The…
Aston Martin F1 Chief Trackside Officer Mike Krack shared that the team is looking to extract the “maximum” from its current package until upgrades arrive later this season. Since the start of the 2026 season, Aston Martin has been dealing with significant issues that have seen them struggle to complete a full race distance. As…
