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Aston Martin to Limit Laps in Australia with Drivers at Risk of Nerve Damage
Aston Martin restricts laps at Australian GP due to engine vibrations risking nerve damage; drivers Alonso and Stroll limited to 25 and 15 laps respectively, team seeks fixes.
- Thursday, Aston Martin said it will limit laps at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne to prevent nerve damage, Adrian Newey, team principal, stated.
- Vibrations from the new Honda V6 are blamed for hybrid battery failures, as Bahrain pre-season testing and Sakura inspections revealed the AMR26 stopped due to this fault.
- Vibration transmission has already caused mirrors and tail lights to detach, forcing quick reliability fixes; engineers from HRC and Aston Martin are working as one with a temporary fix for Sunday.
- Alonso's 25-lap limit and Stroll's 15-lap limit sharply constrain Aston Martin's race plan, and Adrian Newey conceded they may have no chance of finishing the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday.
- Newey said it will take a few races to fully realise the car's potential, while a dyno-tested countermeasure will be introduced starting this week.
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Due to a technical problem, the two riders of the Aston Martin team may be unable to finish the first Grand Prix of the Formula 1 season this Sunday in Australia.
·Paris, France
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Aston Martin is limiting the number of laps during the Australian Grand Prix to prevent drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll from sustaining permanent nerve damage due to severe vibrations.
·Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right6Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 37% Right
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- 38% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources lean Right
38% Left
L 38%
C 25%
R 37%
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