Aston Martin may lack B-spec spares
Aston Martin says it may be short on spare parts when it debuts its overhauled ‘B-spec’ AMR26 at the Hungarian Grand Prix, after pushing production sign-off deadlines late in a bid to maximise performance. Chief trackside officer Mike Krack said it was “the $1million question” whether it will have enough spares for both cars, adding: “I think we will have two cars ready to go… Now I don't think we will have five spares of each.” He said contingency plans are in place if some components do not arrive in time.
Aston Martin's parts fear for its 'B-spec' 2026 F1 car
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😳 Much has been made of Aston Martin's new 'B-spec' car, but the team has admitted it might struggle to meet its own deadline:
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Krack on Spa likely being Aston Martin's worst circuit
Aston Martin chief trackside officer Mike Krack says Spa-Francorchamps is likely to be the team’s worst circuit of the year, agreeing with Lance Stroll’s assessment ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix. Krack said: "Yes, I think we know the sensitivities of this circuit for the various parameters of the car, and I think I have to agree with Lance. It's not only the lap length that we will suffer from, but also the character. So I think we can expect that."
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Stella on energy starvation and overtaking at Spa
McLaren boss Andrea Stella says the “energy starvation” expected at Spa-Francorchamps could produce “quite exciting racing” at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, with drivers needing to manage energy deployment around the long straights. Stella said: "I think we will see quite exciting racing when it comes to overtaking because of the deployment for the same reason of energy starvation at Silverstone."
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Red Bull drops rotating rear wing
Red Bull will switch back to a conventional rear wing for this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix after Max Verstappen’s high-speed crashes at the British Grand Prix and in Austrian GP qualifying, which were linked to its rotating-wing concept. Team principal Laurent Mekies confirmed to BBC Sport that post-Silverstone testing revealed a problem, with the wing’s return to cornering mode causing an aerodynamic disruption. Verstappen called the situation “super-dangerous”.
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