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Aston Martin's car risks giving drivers 'nerve damage' and is unlikely to finish F1 season-opener
Aston Martin has predicted it is unlikely to finish Formula 1's season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday without its drivers risking permanent nerve damage. Adrian Newey, the F1 car design great who’s heading into his first race as Aston Martin’s team principal,
With five total lights now on every F1 car, two at the front and three at the back, they can signal all sorts of important information to the drivers.
Through F1’s rewrite of the car design rulebook for 2026, which covers both aerodynamic designs and new engines, things have changed. The cars are now slightly lighter and smaller — and safer — making them more agile for the drivers.
What do you get when Formula 1's most successful car designer takes full control of a team with cutting-edge technology? A dud, apparently. The big surprise of F1 preseason testing was seeing design great Adrian Newey's radical-looking Aston Martin at the bottom of the time charts,
As Formula 1 readies for a new season of competition beginning Saturday evening in Australia, its biggest stars are becoming the biggest critics of its new car and regulations.
George Russell will start the first race of the 2026 Formula 1 season on pole position, after an impressive qualifying performance in Melbourne. The Mercedes driver pipped his teammate Kimi Antonelli by 0.
Fernando Alonso has reportedly voiced concerns that vibrations in his Aston Martin F1 car could cause nerve damage. The revelation has racing enthusiasts anxiously following developments, worried that it could affect the team’s career and performance.
If you’re driving in an F1 race and hitting speeds of 220 mph (354 kph), you really don’t want parts of the car falling off as you hurtle along, or, more importantly, to suffer nerve damage because of a problem with your vehicle.
Head of Race Team Garage Operations and Heritage for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team Matt Deane joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about being a Formula One lead mechanic.
The first F1 car of the sport's new era is available in LEGO now