Inside Honda’s Shaky Return to F1: Racing Boss Watanabe Talks Vibrations, Tense Meetings, What’s Next

Aston Martin should be well poised to fight for midfield positions during this weekend’s Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, something that just a race or two ago would’ve sounded comical. The hefty 16-part aero update the team rolled out ahead of the summer break represented a huge step forward and delivered near-instant results, with Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso securing 13th and 14th in Hungary. It’s Honda’s turn to shine now, with the long-awaited “Spec 2” power unit making its first public appearance in the AMR26 at Zandvoort. Needless to say, there is an awful lot riding on this. The heavily revised PU marks the first of two ADUO revisions…

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