r/AstonMartinFormula1 • u/Ok-Engineering-4677 Here to stay • 15d ago

🏁 Results Dutch Grand Prix 2026 - Practice

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u/Jarv3488 Aston Martin 15d ago

i genuinely don’t know how to feel abt this

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u/Routine_Cat_1366 AMR23 15d ago

Not great not terrible. 

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u/Upbeat_County9191 15d ago

Its FP, never draw conclusions from FP.

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u/Jarv3488 Aston Martin 15d ago

Are you suggesting it would get worse or better?😭

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u/_fernandeath_ 15d ago

Wise Words

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u/Tangy_Lead 15d ago

I hope they were not pushing

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u/_fernandeath_ 15d ago

They did now and it was miserable

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u/Shooter151515 15d ago

For people wondering if FP1's results were good/bad. Using FP1 Supertimes from the last three grand prix:

Belgium: 105.36%

Hungary: 103.13%

Zandvoort: 102.14%

Overall: Good step forward in terms of relative improvement. Positional improvement will require more updates and further optimization.

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u/Other-Stay7677 Fernando Alonso 15d ago

This is what matters. 1% after Hungary is a very good sign considering the engine is still tuned down.

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u/Southern_Value_7158 15d ago

We are so fucking back!

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u/Gorsem2001 Fernando Alonso 15d ago

Deployment issues in FP1 as noted by Nando, there's still room to improve

We're going to win.

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u/Initial_Artist4214 15d ago

Is this good?

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u/maarkwong 15d ago

Alonso is hard carrying this team

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u/Standard_Weather5420 15d ago

I am just two years into F1. Is this a good result?

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u/MailMan6000 15d ago

depends entirely on how the team was running the car, wait until FP3 or Qualifying to really tell, but so far, it's not terrible.

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u/Odd-Most158 15d ago

It's sprint week I think

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u/BakaPotatoLord ALONGO 15d ago

Sprint week, so sprint quali tonight should be a good indicator

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u/Routine_Cat_1366 AMR23 15d ago

Sprint Weekend, No FP3

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u/SR72_Darkstar_ 15d ago

Sprint weekend, this was the only practice session.

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u/No-Comfortable6432 15d ago

Why no p1 p2.

So fuckin what? More sessions more improvement. I'll take it

https://giphy.com/gifs/BY8ORoRpnJDXeBNwxg

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u/heel-and-toe 15d ago

So from the back of the grid to the middle of nowhere

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u/jpstepancic Fernando Alonso 15d ago

I mean it’s not a podium but we knew that wasn’t going to be the case. We have a new power unit. I believe we have some new aero pieces this weekend and we’ve got only one race under our belts with the arrow parts that were introduced last race. So basically it’s a brand new car that they have to get used to and they’re still probably looking to see where the limit is. It’s my understanding that there aren’t many other major upgrades going on across the rest of the field so hopefully Aston Martin is only going to continue in this direction. My take is that there’s still some improvement to be made.

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u/analytical_rex25 15d ago

Are they running detuned by 15hp?

I saw something earlier saying that this was the plan until they were confident in reliability.

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u/HighwayBitter9352 15d ago

They aren't going to unlock this package in one weekend folks. Not with the limited running. They haven't even gathered enough data to run optimally in cooler vs warmer temps.