Honda breaks silence on Aston Martin’s ‘secret’ engine upgrade ahead of Dutch GP
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Honda reveals details of Aston Martin's B-spec engine, boosting performance ahead of the Dutch GP.
- Shintaro Orihara disclosed Aston Martin's spec-B engine features faster combustion and new…
- The engine upgrade aims to improve performance for the Zandvoort race.
Honda’s Shintaro Orihara details Aston Martin’s spec-B engine for Zandvoort: faster combustion, new pre-chamber, piston, lubrication; targets achieved
Has it been working?
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.
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