Overview
- Fernando Alonso said in Miami that the violent vibrations are gone after Honda's countermeasures at its Sakura test base.
- Aston Martin brought no new parts to Miami, so the car stayed well short of the midfield pace.
- Alonso reported erratic upshifts and random downshifts in qualifying that made the car hard to drive and risky if rain arrived.
- He said meaningful performance gains are not expected until after the summer, around race 14, which signals a long lean spell.
- The team is focusing resources on durable fixes where the engine meets the chassis, after earlier shakes damaged batteries and left drivers with numb hands.