Lance Stroll criticizes Newey’s first Aston Martin after Bahrain test week

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Stroll delivers harsh verdict on Honda engine: 'We need more power'

18:43, 19 Feb

Updated: 18:59, 19 Feb

byHenry Eccles

Lance Stroll expressed frustration with the performance of Aston Martin's new power unit supplied by Honda, saying that the Silverstone team simply "need more power" in order to improve.

Aston Martin suffered another miserable day during Bahrain testing on Thursday, as Fernando Alonso brought out the red flag in the early afternoon and completed just 68 laps for Aston overall.

The two-time world champion appeared to lose drive heading into Turn 3 at Sakhir, violently revving an AMR26 that was brought to a standstill with over three hours of the session to go.

'We need more power,' says Stroll

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Speaking to media, including GPblog, Stroll was quizzed on comments he made last week that Aston Martin had work to do in all areas, and what specifically new power unit supplier Honda could do in order to turn the team's fortunes around.

Stroll bluntly responded: "We need more power, simple as that, we're just lacking on power and then we also need to improve the car, so a combination of things."

The Aston Martin driver was then asked if their pre-season woes were just 'growing pains' and how quickly he thought Adrian Newey's team could get on top of their issues.

"I think we can improve the car for sure. I mean, we have a lot of ideas. Will all of our problems be fixed for Melbourne? Probably not, but it's a long season, 24 races, so we keep chipping away. We try to bring as much performance as we can every weekend.

"And then on the engine side, you know, the same, just try and bring as much performance as we can throughout the year and we'll see how we go."

Alonso sets out timeline when Aston Martin’s issues will be resolved

Stroll's teammate Fernando Alonso expressed similar confidence that Aston Martin will resolve their issues both in the short and medium term, believing that "there is a solution in place" to save the team in green from falling too far behind in the championship.

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