Fernando Alonso REVEALS Why Aston Martin Were Still Slow in Spain | F1 2026

Aston Martin's 2026 Madrid Grand Prix weekend exposed just how far the AMR26 remains from genuine competitiveness. Fernando Alonso qualified 17th and finished in the same position, a result that had nothing to do with a Sunday collision with Carlos Sainz and everything to do with a car that simply lacked outright pace. This video breaks down exactly why Aston Martin struggled so badly in Spain. You'll learn how Honda's persistent power and driveability deficit continues to cost lap time through Madrid's fast sweepers, why excess chassis weight forced the team into a compromised package ahead of a planned diet before Baku, and how a clutch failure and cascading reliability issues on both sides of the garage wiped out crucial practice mileage. We also cover the technical case for optimism, including how the Hungary chassis upgrade already delivered a Q2 appearance and a points finish at Zandvoort, and why Adrian Newey argues this weekend's damage makes the true race pace impossible to judge. Racecraft covers Formula 1 through detailed technical analysis and up to date news, breaking down the engineering and strategy decisions shaping every race weekend of the season. Let me know your thoughts in the comment section below. Chapters 02:12 - Technical Problems Aston Martin Faced 03:44 - Honda's Power Deficit Remains a Major Limitation 05:30 - Excess Weight Was Costing Time Everywhere 07:04 - The Major Upgrade Has Not Completely Failed 08:40 - Qualifying Left Alonso Needing Chaos If you share in our love for this beautiful sport, please like share and subscribe to the channel so you can get updates on future videos ---------- Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. There are certain scenes from the Formula 1 calendar where race footage is used. All those rights are property of FOM. Other photos and news elements are used solely for the purpose of assisting the original content illuminate a more in depth story.