What’s Gone Into Aston Martin’s Hungary Upgrade Package
Aston Martin expects a bundled upgrade to improve pace after Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll fell nearly 6 seconds off the Belgian GP pole time.
- Aston Martin faces a critical test at the Hungarian Grand Prix after Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll qualified nearly 6 seconds off the pace last weekend in Belgium, with the gap to Cadillac exceeding 2 seconds.
- Designer Adrian Newey's exclusive focus on 2026 regulation changes after his 2024 signing left the team vulnerable when Honda arrived with fewer personnel than expected and reliability issues plagued the power unit early in the season.
- Despite recruiting designer Newey and building a world-class facility outside Silverstone, Newey acknowledged the chassis is "quite a long way overweight" with aerodynamic direction pursued without time to explore alternatives due to rushed development.
- Driver Fernando Alonso signaled he will decide his future after the August summer break following races at Zandvoort and Monza, though he remains committed to the project despite scoring Aston Martin's only point in Monaco.
- Aston Martin's single large upgrade package launches in Hungary with two new chassis, with Honda's enhanced power unit arriving after the summer break at Zandvoort to provide gains chief trackside officer Mike Krack says the team needs to close onto midfield competitors.
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The Asturian, satisfied with the first important updates of his AMR26.
In this live blog, we look ahead to the Hungarian Grand Prix and follow the first practice sessions at the Hungaroring.
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But, he said, he believed the team would close the gap and may do better once they understand the potential of the package. An engine upgrade, more critical to a big uplift in performance, is not due until after F1's summer break when Alonso has said he will make a decision about his own future. The 44-year-old two-time world champion made clear he has complete belief in Aston Martin under the guidance of F1's most revered designer Adrian Newe…
Fernando Alonso says no Aston Martin upgrade can erase F1 deficit at Hungary
Fernando Alonso has delivered a sobering assessment of Aston Martin’s struggles in the 2026 Formula 1 season, declaring that “no package in the world” can erase the team’s substantial deficit to the rest of the grid—even as Aston Martin prepares to debut a radical B-spec chassis at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Silverstone-based squad has found itself languishing at the back of the field, with only a solitary point in Monaco keeping it ahead of …
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