“It’s a lottery” - Aston Martin plagued by “a lot of issues” with new Honda F1 engine
Aston Martin faces issues with Honda's updated F1 engine, causing reliability concerns after Dutch GP qualifying.
- Honda’s new power unit has been criticized for reliability problems.
- Aston Martin's qualifying performance was affected by engine issues.
Honda’s updated power unit has come in for criticism after Dutch GP qualifying
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.
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The strongest sourcing here is Crash.net, a first-tier outlet - the tier that generally does its own reporting.
2 independent outlets are carrying this: Crash.net, PlanetF1.
| Order | Source | Trust | Posted | Vs. first report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Top-tier | 18 hrs ago | First | |
| 2nd | Lower-tier | 3 hrs ago | +15h 15m |
