Honda Cools Aston Martin Expectations for Miami After Vibration Work

Overview

• Honda, which issued an update Tuesday, said countermeasures are in place for Miami but no visible power-unit gain is expected.
• Engineers kept an AMR26 chassis at Honda’s Sakura base for static tests to cut the shaking and lift reliability.
• The team and Honda worked in Japan and the UK through the break to analyze the power unit and chassis as one system.
• Miami’s mix of long straights, slow corners, heat, and a Sprint schedule with one 90-minute practice session limits setup time and validation.
• The vibration issue has broken batteries, caused retirements, and raised driver safety worries, with Adrian Newey warning of potential nerve damage.