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F1 star predicts stunning Aston Martin turnaround after 2026 disaster: 'They will win grands prix'

F1 star predicts stunning Aston Martin turnaround after 2026 disaster: 'They will win grands prix'

·Updated 5 hrs ago·41 pts

TL;DR

David Coulthard predicts Aston Martin will turn around 2026 struggles and win grands prix.

  • Aston Martin has had a rough start to the 2026 season.
  • Coulthard believes Adrian Newey and team can improve the car's performance.
  • He expects Aston Martin to achieve race wins despite early setbacks.

From GPFans · 5 hrs ago

It's been a rough start to 2026 for Aston Martin but David Coulthard believes Adrian Newey and company can turn things around.

How bad is it really?

Aston Martin have scored 0 points across the last 3 rounds, down from 1 in the 3 before.

Their car ranks 11th of 11 on qualifying pace, 4.271s off the pace leader in recent qualifying.

Best finish in that run: 13th.

Aston Martin season record

Who’s who

  • Adrian Newey is the managing technical partner at Aston Martin.

The coverage

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