Brundle says Lawrence Stroll did not know how to tackle Aston Martin reliability problems

Martin Brundle described Lawrence Stroll as being “at his wit's end” over Aston Martin’s reliability problems after Lance Stroll retired from the São Paulo Grand Prix with a battery issue. In Sky Sports F1 commentary following the retirement, Brundle said he had spoken with the team owner and that Lawrence did not know what to do about the team’s recurring reliability problems and failures to finish.

Brundle asked what Aston Martin would do in 2027 and whether it had different ideas or people who could solve the problems. He pointed to the battery pack, the energy-recovery system (ERS) and the team’s power deficit as current concerns.

Lance Stroll is still waiting for his first points in 2026. Honda chief engineer Shintaro Orihara said Stroll’s car had suffered another battery issue. Honda knew what had happened but had not identified the root cause, he said, and planned to check the data and battery. Orihara said identifying the cause could take a few weeks; Honda needed a countermeasure for 2027 to prevent the problem recurring.