What the Spanish driver said
“Alonso thinks he can’t do more than 25 laps in a row before risking permanent damage to his hands. Lance thinks he can’t do more than 15 laps before reaching that limit. I think it makes no sense not to be open and honest“. Adrian Newey made these worrying statements in a press conference regarding the vibrations that are putting Aston Martin in great difficulty, as these unusual vibrations have triggered unexpected failures in the gearbox and components of the Honda power unit, particularly the battery.
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Fernando Alonso has partially denied the thesis supported by Adrian Newey regarding a lap threshold beyond which it is better not to push to avoid risking permanent damage to the nerves in the hands: “I want to be clear, it’s not something painful. It’s not difficult to control the car. The adrenaline is simply much stronger than any pain. If we were in the fight for the victory, we could stay in the car for three or four hours. Certainly these vibrations are something unusual and shouldn’t be there, we don’t even know what the consequences would be if I continued to drive like this for months, so a solution must be found.”
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“In Japan everyone is trying every day to solve the situation, we are also here to lend a hand,” Alonso added regarding a ‘laboratory’ weekend at Aston Martin-Honda.
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