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Aston Martin was four months late with 2026 F1 car design, Newey reveals

Adrian Newey has revealed Aston Martin didn’t start its 2026 wind tunnel programme until mid-April 2025, which accounts for the team’s current setback.

As Formula 1 held a five-day shakedown last week at Barcelona, where each team was allowed to run on three days, Aston completed just one full day of testing, on Friday, after covering a handful of laps on Thursday evening.

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