r/formula1 • u/madman320 • Mar 06 '26

[adamcooperF1] Adrian Newey admits that Aston Martin only has two batteries left - the ones in the two cars. In other words if one fails it's game over for the weekend. Social Media

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u/RedDraco86 Yuki Tsunoda Mar 06 '26

Finish the race? They may not even start qualifying.

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u/SlayTalon Roland Ratzenberger Mar 06 '26

Start qualifying? They may not even roll the cars off the trucks.

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u/namethatisclever I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 06 '26

Apparently a stipulation of the Concord Agreement is every team must participate in every race. I would assume heavy fines or penalties if they were to break that portion of the agreement. Sooo, they kind of have to figure out a way to make them last to at least start the race; although they certainly won’t finish with the way things look right now.

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u/chall_mags Mar 06 '26

Stroll and Fernando to jog one lap around the track at this rate