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Verstappen ‘masked' Honda weakness as Aston crisis deepens

Apr.1 Max Verstappen may have unintentionally masked the true weakness of Honda's F1 project – a factor now haunting Aston Martin in its troubled 2026 campaign. That is the view of Ralf Schumacher, who believes the Dutchman's exceptional driving last year flattered the manufacturer's real performance level. 'Last year, as I've now gathered, Honda already wasn't good enough anymore,' Schumacher told f1-insider.com. 'That's why Max mostly drove with the smaller wings to compensate. He had the talent for it, the others didn't.' In other words, Schumacher suggests even the 2025 engine 'appeared more powerful at first glance than it actually was' – potentially influencing Aston...
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