Aston Martin’s dismal start to the 2026 Formula 1 campaign has been well documented with problems across the AMR26 - most notably its power unit. But last weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix highlighted another issue after Fernando Alonso retired on lap 23 of 68 all because of his seating position.
It was quite the shame because Montreal, looking at the bigger picture, was Aston’s best weekend of the season as Alonso progressed to SQ2 - albeit due to Alex Albon and Liam Lawson not setting a lap - before running inside the top 10 during the Sunday race, though again aided by favourable circumstances and some nice overtakes.
