Aston Martin's vibrating F1 nightmare: British team's car is so bad they admit drivers fear permanent health issues from it - and the mirrors and lights are falling off - just before season starts
'That vibration into the chassis is causing a few reliability problems,' Newey said. 'Mirrors falling off, tail lights falling off - all that sort of thing, which we are having to address.' The Australian Grand Prix runs for 58 laps, meaning Aston Martin won't even be able to complete half of the distance. F1 teams face heavy penalties for failing to line up for races, with the rumours pointing to Aston Martin sending their cars out for a lap or two, then retiring them. On Thursday, Aston Martin released another statement from the team principal, claiming that the car should improve drastically as the season goes on.
Source: Daily Mail March 05, 2026 19:53 UTC
