On the eve of the start of the 2026 Formula 1 World Championship, Adrian Newey, the technical director of the Aston Martin team, has sounded a strong alarm. “We will have to significantly limit the number of laps in the race until we solve the problem at its root,” says the genius designer of Formula 1 single-seaters. The source of the problem, although not directly mentioned in these statements by Adrian Newey’s technical director, seems to be the Honda engine.

Fernando Alonso is reliving the nightmare of 2015, when he raced for McLaren. Once again, Honda, which until a few months ago contributed to Max Verstappen's dream of returning to the world title, appears in the regulation change with an engine that is not at Formula 1 level.

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Everything is related to the strong vibrations caused by the engine, which are transmitted to the chassis and then to the steering wheel, causing severe pain in the fingers of the pilots. An unbearable situation for Alonso and Lance Stroll. There is talk of a safety threshold: the Spanish pilot in the race can manage to complete about 25 laps, while for his teammate, also the son of the team owner, a limit of about 15 laps is mentioned.