Stroll's reliability woes at Aston Martin continue in Brazil

Martin Brundle has said that Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll is "at his wit's end" over the team's reliability problems this season. Lance Stroll retired from the Sao Paulo Grand Prix with a battery-related issue, his 13th non-finish of 2026 in 20 races.

Stroll is now one retirement away from matching F1's all-time record of 14 in a single season, set by Andrea de Cesaris in 1986 and 1987 and equalled by Rubens Barrichello in 1997. Fernando Alonso also dropped out of the points-paying positions after a strong qualifying session.

Honda trackside general manager Shintaro Orihara said the team had another battery issue on Stroll's car but has not yet identified the root cause. He said data and the battery would be checked, which may take a few weeks, with the aim of finding a countermeasure for next year.