Why F1’s slowest car has a new urgent problem to fix

Aston Martin and Honda have now addressed their biggest Formula 1 2026 problem but as the issues run so deep, there is immediately another one to address urgently.Having first mitigated the vibrations that were causing destructive reliability problems on Honda’s engine, a combination of countermeasures across the chassis and power unit finally improved the significant driver discomfort that has also plagued Aston Martin since its AMR26 first hit the track.This was the result of a major collaborative effort that included taking advantage of the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix to leave a car at Honda’s Sakura factory after March’s Japan race so engineers could finally get to the root of the vibration problems.When asked in Miami if these had been reduced, or eliminated entirely, Fernando Alonso said: “Gone. I would s …