F1’s pre-season testing rarely decides a championship, but it can expose weaknesses, and for Aston Martin and Honda, this Bahrain week did exactly that. Across two tests in the desert, the team logged only 334 laps, the lowest of any team. This left Honda short of the mileage targets it had set ahead of the…
On Thursday IndyCar announced a multiyear extension and expansion of its engine partnership with General Motors and Honda. In addition to keeping Chevrolet and Honda in Indycar, the manufacturers will each have a team charter beginning in 2028. This coincides with a long-awaited new car for IndyCar, which both Chevy and Honda will play a…
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…
Honda’s chief engineer Tetsushi Kakuda has spoken about the new power unit regulations ahead of the 2026 F1 season. 2026 marks a huge change in Formula 1 with the introduction of new technical regulations. These span multiple areas, including new power units. The hybrid element of the power unit has an increased significance, and teams…
On January 20, 2026, Honda and Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team officially launched their partnership, signaling a major shift in the F1 landscape; the topic of compression ratio also came up. Starting with the 2026 season, the British squad will transition from Mercedes power to become the primary factory partner for Honda, utilising a…
Formula 1 welcomes a bold, new partnership in the form of Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team and Honda Racing for the 2026 season, and Andy Cowell was in Japan to discuss it. The Japanese outfit has officially joined the team as its new power unit supplier, unveiling the RA626H at a launch event in Tokyo…
Ahead of the 2026 F1 car livery launch, Aston Martin and Honda Racing unveiled the RA626H power unit for the upcoming Formula 1 season. The presentation marked the first public reveal of a power unit developed under Formula 1’s new 2026 regulations. With this unveiling, Honda officially began a new chapter in Formula 1 as…
2026 will be a year of great innovation and changes for all teams on the F1 grid, and especially for Aston Martin Honda, according to Fernando Alonso. In fact, the Silverstone team will employ a brand new Team Principal, with famed engineer and key to Red Bull’s championship wins Adrian Newey stepping up to replace…
In his steady climb up the grid from P15, Yuki Tsunoda clinched the last point by finishing P10 in the F1 Qatar GP. While the Lusail International Circuit offers few overtaking opportunities, the Red Bull driver made his moves stick. Tsunoda moves on to the Formula 1 finale with another 5 points added to his…
With F1 teams getting ready for round 19, Andy Cowell spoke of the work behind the scenes at Aston Martin going into the 2026 preparations. The Team Principal reviewed the partnership discussions with Honda for the PU development. Nevertheless, when looking at the current season, it is clear that Aston Martin’s battle in the Constructors’…
