00:01For Aston Martin fans who believe in dire portents, look away now. While the Silverson
00:07base outfit was expected to usher in a new era of dominance with the unveiling of the
00:11AMR 26, the actual launch event felt more like a breakdown than a breakthrough.
00:19Despite the high standard set for liveries this year, Aston Martin's livestream was plagued by
00:24more technical gremlins than Ferrari's infamous 1989 car. Eager fans who piled into the link were
00:30met with out-of-sync audio, frozen frames and a total stream crash. What a disaster one fan posted
00:36on social media, someone is going to get fired. The irony of technical issues and crashes being
00:42the night's keywords was not lost on a fan base hoping for reliability from the new Honda Power
00:47unit. While the team's official channels ignored the glitches, focusing instead on glamour shots of
00:53the British racing green machine, the subtext remains tense.
01:00Edgwood Newy has already admitted the car's development was on the back foot by four months
01:05due to wind tunnel delays and rumours suggest the chassis may be overweight. Whether this botched
01:12launch is a harmless hiccup or a harbinger of a difficult 2026 season remains to be seen.
01:19For now, the team will be desperate to let their performance in Bahrain
01:22do the talking and hope for a very positive season on the horizon.
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