Mike Krack and Shintaro Orihara have reflected on Aston Martin and Honda working together on the AMR26's issues between the F1 race in Japan and the 2026 Miami GP
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Krack and Orihara discuss Aston Martin and Honda’s recent collaborative work ahead of 2026 F1 Miami GP

Heading into the race weekend in Miami, Mike Krack and Shintaro Orihara have opened up about Aston Martin and their power unit supplier Honda working together since the Japanese GP to resolve the many issues that the AMR26 faced in the first three rounds of the 2026 F1 season. The new works partnership has been…

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Honda reports progress on Aston Martin's PU reliability after China, but they expect a difficult 2026 F1 Japanese GP due to vibrations.
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Honda reports reliability gains but anticipates tough home race at 2026 F1 Japanese GP

Honda has acknowledged making incremental progress ahead of the 2026 F1 Japanese GP on the reliability crisis that has defined Aston Martin’s troubled start to the season. After early-season reliability failures and abnormal vibration issues that severely limited mileage, Honda says progress has been made, though the full solution remains under development. The Japanese manufacturer…

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Mike Krack has discussed the severe vibrations Fernando Alonso's Aston Martin endured at the 2026 Chinese GP and exploring solutions with F1 engine partner Honda
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Krack discusses severe vibrations Aston Martin endured at 2026 F1 Chinese GP and working for solutions with Honda

Chief trackside officer Mike Krack opened up about the severe vibrations the AMR26 was generating in Shanghai, their debilitating impact on Fernando Alonso’s race, and the possibility of finding solutions with F1 power unit supplier Honda following the double DNF Aston Martin encountered at the 2026 Chinese GP. Qualifying in P19 and P21, respectively, Alonso…

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Andy Cowell says the entire Aston Martin team are excited about their new partnership with Honda ahead of the 2026 F1 season
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Andy Cowell discusses Aston Martin’s preparations and new partnership with Honda ahead of 2026 F1 season

Ahead of the Barcelona shakedown and official livery reveal for the 2026 F1 season, a special event in Tokyo on Tuesday saw Chief Strategy Officer Andy Cowell shed some light on Aston Martin’s preparations and objectives for the upcoming campaign as they celebrated the beginning of their new partnership with Honda.  Having previously been powered…

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Honda ready to try and win with Aston Martin F1 and Alonso come 2026, leaving “GP2 engine” comment in the past

Last week, Fernando Alonso’s renewal with Aston Martin was officially revealed in a multi-year contract, allowing the Spaniard to continue racing the top category in a new era of regulations arriving to Formula 1 in 2026. In that same year, Aston Martin will begin the story of an alliance with Honda that brings back memories…

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