The Honda power-unit vibrations Aston Martin called mostly resolved resurfaced visibly during Hungarian Grand Prix practice on July 24-25, days after the delayed B-spec upgrade finally arrived in Budapest. [1]
The recurrence lands on an open safety file. A day earlier, the paper's July 28 account recorded that the vibration problem raised a driver-safety alarm with no published measurements to settle it. The Hungaroring weekend — the race ran July 24-26, making this a post-race record — added a visible event but no new data. [1] [2]
That absence remains the finding. No vibration measurement, medical clearance, or independent verification of the "mostly resolved" claim has been published; both the alarm and the reassurance rest on assertion. The reader's only hard datum is that the problem reappeared on camera. [1]
Fan-tech press frames a development setback inside the upgrade narrative; F1's technical corners treat the recurrence as proof the mitigation line was PR, though no candidate status was recovered. Both outlets in custody are fan-tech publications, and the record stays labeled as such. Whether the FIA or any driver has requested formal measurement or medical review, and what the B-spec package changes about the vibration signature, remain unanswered. The driver-safety file stays open because the only public evidence is still the team's word.
-- AMARA OKONKWO, Lagos