Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has given an update on the team’s preparations with Honda ahead of the 2026 power unit regulations, when the Japanese manufacturer will become the British side’s engine partner. Since 2009, the Silverstone-based team have been a customer outfit of Mercedes; however, this will all change in 2026 when the
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has warned Aston Martin that if they’re interested in Yuki Tsunoda then they must talk to the Austrians, as the Japanese driver is “under contract”. Tsunoda recently signed a one-year extension with Red Bull sister side AlphaTauri, keeping him in the Red Bull family until at least the end
MoreAston Martin, based in Silverstone, is already laying the groundwork for a significant transformation as it gears up to become Honda’s works Formula 1 project partner for the 2026 season. The move represents a strategic shift for the team, which currently relies on customer Mercedes engines. Despite a promising start to the 2023 season as
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Aston Martin, currently a customer of Mercedes engines, is already laying the groundwork for its transition into a works team with Honda engines in the 2026 Formula 1 season. This strategic move comes as their performance in the 2023 season fell short of expectations, despite initially challenging Red Bull for supremacy. Aston Martin’s Team Principal,
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Honda has expressed its desire to engage in discussions with Formula 1 to amplify the influence of engine manufacturers. Although the Japanese marque withdrew from the sport after 2021, it maintained its association with Red Bull through the subsidiary Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) in collaboration with the team’s newly established “Red Bull Powertrains” project. However,
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes Aston Martin have become a Honda works team for 2026 not because the Germans’ power units are underperforming, but because they want a “exclusive power unit supply deal”. It was recently announced that Aston Martin wouldn’t be extending their deal with Mercedes to take them into the new power
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Fernando Alonso’s manager Alberto Fernandez has revealed that the Spaniard “still respects Honda and its staff”, as the driver prepares to partner up with the manufacturer from 2026. When Formula 1 enters the new era of engine regulations, Honda will return full time to the sport, providing engines exclusively to Aston Martin through a works
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Honda announced last Wednesday that it will be returning to Formula 1 to form a partnership with Aston Martin from 2026, when the sport enters a new era of engine regulations. Honda provided Red Bull with engines up until the end of the 2021 season, when the manufacturer announced it would be stepping away from
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Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso might be the oldest on the grid but he’s clearly keen to remain in the sport for years to come, as he looks ahead to the team’s new partnership with Honda. Aston Martin and Honda announced this week that they will work together from 2026, with the manufacturer exclusively providing
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has revealed that the Milton Keynes-based team have “received written assurances” from Honda that their current technical partnership will be honoured, following the manufacturer’s announcement that they’ll be powering Aston Martin from 2026. Whilst it had been speculated, it was officially confirmed Wednesday morning that Honda will become Aston
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