MELBOURNE ¨C Fernando Alonso has cast doubt on Aston Martin getting to the checkered flag in China next weekend after a nightmare season-opener for the struggling Honda-powered Formula One team in Australia on Sunday.
Spaniard Alonso and Canadian teammate Lance Stroll both retired from the Melbourne race after problems with the power unit limited the amount of laps the drivers could complete and subjected them to serious vibrations.
Team principal Adrian Newey told reporters last Thursday that the drivers risked suffering nerve damage from vibrations coming through the steering wheel if they tried to do more than 25 laps consecutively.
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