Lance Stroll delivers 'electrocution' description over Aston Martin struggle

Lance Stroll has likened the Aston Martin vibration issues that have hindered its pre-season preparations to being electrocuted in a chair.

Aston Martin enter the season with limited mileage after facing a variety of issues with the Honda power unit during winter testing.

Team principal Adrian Newey revealed at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix that the vibrations from the Honda are so severe, a risk of permanent nerve damage for the drivers exists.

When asked to describe what it feels like behind the wheel, Stroll stated: "It's not good.

"We're trying to get on top of it and fix it. We had some ideas this week to solve some of the issues.

"We'll see in FP1 if it's better than what it was in Bahrain.

"I don't know how you could compare it. I guess it's just like electrocute yourself in a chair, or something like that.

"It's not far off. It's a very uncomfortable vibration. It's bad for the engine, but it's also bad for the human inside the car.

"We need to get on top of it, but I think we will. We have some ideas."

Aston Martin enters the weekend in Australia unsure whether it can complete the full grand prix distance.

Since testing in Bahrain, Honda has been pushing to implement a fix to get the car running reliably.

When asked if he is expecting his car to be retired early on, Stroll replied: "If we still have the issues we had with the car we had in Bahrain, it's going to be hard to do much more than 10 or 15 laps.

"If we've resolved those issues over the last couple of weeks, we can go much further into the race."