Aston Martin nightmare start to livery launch as final F1 car unveiled
9th February 2026Aston Martin has suffered a nightmare start to their livery reveal after the team saw technical problems on the live stream of their launch event.
Feature image credit: Aston Martin F1
After building up the hype to reveal their 2026 Formula 1 car, the team’s first-ever works challenger, one designed by the legendary designer and Aston Martin Team Principal, Adrian Newey.
Aston Martin slipped out of the gates on their reveal.
Fans were left waiting over 15 minutes on the team’s official YouTube channel, whilst Formula 1 and the likes of Sky Sports were already broadcasting the start of the presentation.
The livestream was then cut with another delay before Aston Martin finally got it going on their official channel, restarting the launch presentation from the beginning.
Delays, crashes, and livestream restarts… probably not what they meant by ‘Every decision intentional.’ 👀#F1 / #AstonMartinF1
— ApexMotorsports.co.uk (@ApexMSPRT) February 9, 2026
However, the presentation later crashed again during a conversation between Sky Sports’ Rachel Brookes and the team’s drivers, Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll.
In a third attempt, Aston Martin got the livestream going again without further issues, despite minor audio problems, finally revealing their 2026 championship contender 38 minutes after their scheduled start time.
The car itself was parked centre stage as it was revealed, maintaining its usual British Racing Green colour scheme, with a blue Aramco rear wing flap.
Aston Martin’s 2026 car, the AMR26, is revealed! 😍
Designed by the legendary Adrian Newey and his team at Silverstone#F1 pic.twitter.com/rAUWOCKdan
— Formula 1 (@F1) February 9, 2026
It marks an end to the pre-season livery launch season as Aston Martin rounded out the 11 teams to reveal their 2026 liveries, after McLaren Racing revealed its car earlier in the day (February 9).
Action will resume in F1 this week as the teams, including Aston, will turn their sights onto the Bahrain International Circuit for the first of two weeks of pre-season tests.
The first test in the Middle East will get underway between February 11-13.
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