Honda CRUSHES Aston Martin's 2026 dream

Honda joins Adrian Newey in voicing their struggles with the new F1 rules coming in 2026
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Aston Martin’s 2026 project faces serious uncertainty, with Honda’s CEO Koji Watanabe warning of difficulties in meeting the upcoming regulations. The team’s reliance on a perfectly balanced power unit has been called into question, especially as Adrian Newey cautions that engine performance will matter more than aerodynamics under the new rules. On top of that, rumors suggest Newey might clash with Lawrence Stroll over the future of Lance Stroll, amplifying concerns about whether Aston Martin can fulfill its lofty championship ambitions. With Fernando Alonso eyeing 2026 as a potential final shot at glory, the pressure is on to avoid a repeat of the McLaren-Honda era missteps and prove that the new facilities and massive investments won’t go to waste.
Stay tuned for the full breakdown, including insight into why Red Bull’s move away from Honda could be a lucky escape and how teams like Audi might outpace Aston Martin right from the start. Join the conversation below-share your predictions, discuss Alonso’s timeline, and let us know if you think Aston Martin can overcome these challenges or if the team is heading for a high-stakes gamble with no guarantee of success.
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[@LawVS]

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[@coronasucks6130]

Alonso is already getting PTSD.

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

He'll retire end of this season if things are actually as bad as rumours say.

[@night756]

​@@F1ll1nTh3BlanksHe said that he will treat 2026 as his potential last year and if everything will not go well next year for Aston Martin, Alonso might retire for good from f1

[@HerrStaale]

Must be a nightmare, but the pay is good

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

@@night756 Yeah, but I don't think he'll stick around for that if the rumours are true.

[@westpapua8941]

That's why he will be replaced by Max 😂

[@reversal]

I mean, let's not pretend that Aston Martin's dreams were tangible in the first place. After all... Lance Stroll will crush Aston Martin's dreams every as long as he's driving for them and we know he's not going away any time soon.

[@kacpersawczak9477]

there was no dream other than getting Lance a drive, they said that, everyone else is on copium sadly

[@TheSickGman09]

Heres to praying they move him to WEC when they start in 2026

[@jayREMY71]

@@TheSickGman09 Aston Martin also being the WEC yeah there’s no reason to keep the bum

[@ianoppenheim7143]

@Lawvs' last video drew a picture of a world where Lance finally gets pushed out by possibly Aramco or other investors together wanting Lance out in 2026. Although I love to dream of this happening I ultimately do agree with you that Lance isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

[@kacpersawczak9477]

@@jayREMY71 there's one major one namer Lawrence Stroll. Again the teams purpose is not to have a championship winning car but to have Lance in a championship winning car

[@hanssprungfeld8328]

"their star driver -Alonso, not Lance" thanks for clarifying that.

[@kityhawk2000]

Nice work captain obvious

[@chilibeer3912]

At least Newey is used to building a car around a crap engine.

[@flatspider]

The Renault years ?

[@chilibeer3912]

@ Yeah. Obviously they weren’t all bad but a lot were.

[@JazzHarison]

imo, Honda is the only manufacturer, who is unafraid to acknowledge this problem.

[@takumifujiwara13954]

Japanese honor. Better to acknowledge things early than make excuses later if things go really wrong.

[@mmwosu]

Yeah, I think there’s something to this, and though them admitting it is culturally driven, it means they’re probably just the only ones being honest about it

[@Reydriel]

@@takumifujiwara13954 Ehhhhh this is much less common than you think even in Japan lmao

[@Lora_Beolab]

so far Binotto's been allowed to say that the audi engine's far behind

[@schakalicious6023]

@@Reydrielmaybe on a personal level but it’s still very prevalent in the Japanese corporate world

[@jangelelcangry]

Max: The engine feels lovely. Alonso:The engine feels good.

[@takumifujiwara13954]

Alonso: Much slower than before. Amazing!

[@shaunng69]

The Japanese are very honest people. Horner and ford, Toto and Mercedes will lie through their teeth to please their shareholders.

[@LawVS]

That's what I thought. I doubt Watanabe-san would sandbag.

[@paradiddlesixix7530]

@@LawVS sandbagging isnt the word for it. he said 2 sentences conveying that the rules are really challenging. and now everyone is blowing it out of proportion.

[@bzilla-d4i]

Yes they are so honest they don't even teach their kids about the atrocities they committed during WW2😂😂...Also I don't recall when Toto has lied through his teeth to appease anyone. Suddenly you forget about what happened at McLaren and Jordan in the past. Yes very honest people, when they forced Jordan to kick a competent driver out for Takuma Sato.

[@vandalsgarage]

Christian is not an owner. He doesn't have "shareholders" to lie to.

[@kimura2176]

may i bring to your attention that honda is BAD at predicting where they are, they sold a race winning car, overestimated their return and left a dominating partnership. law of averages says that this will be Honda's Mercedes era

[@DanishWistara]

That was 16 years ago

[@alancx523]

the sold because the main company couldn't justify it in the financial climate then. It wasn't a bad prediction.

[@ChristianRThomas]

That is a very good point indeed. Ignore what the others say below. :)

[@bzilla-d4i]

That wasn't due to honda, that was Ross Brawn working his magic

[@thomasnesmith5426]

The Toto impression is spot on. EDIT: I just realized you pick the light colour differently depending on the content... Well done. Nice touch.

[@pablosilva6932]

Lawrence Stroll: Honda will provide our engine Alonso: Vietnam flashbacks*

[@BODEGAtrash]

*ALONSO CRIES IN GP2 ENGINE*

[@AhmedHamed-yv8il]

GP2 honda engines are haunting alonso wherever he goes 💀💀💀

[@johannessamuelsson6578]

bet That Honda engine was better than whatever Mecachrome is doing in F2 right now.

[@spiyder]

@@johannessamuelsson6578that’s not that hard to do

[@TheFredster32]

These rumors mean absolutely nothing to me until the 2026 preseason testing. Rumors, rumors, rumors, MY GOD, can we just embrace that everything is a no until that season is off the ground and running???

[@JaegerLeo]

No because that would mean no content and this guy LOVES to squeeze the last ounce of content out of everything 😂

[@TheFredster32]

@ And that’s why YOU are the target audience for believing what you hear and I’m not.

[@jeltje50]

Even preseason doesn't often mean much. Where Aston Martin was really strong. And then just kinda fumble the rest in the season.

[@jennstewart3003]

I would even say the first race as we know teams like to sandbag at testing

[@flatspider]

Apart from driver changes before a 1st race happens ?

[@espvp]

The upside is that we will get new Alonso angry radio messages

[@youridiot898]

As an alonso fan i have one question. Im i not allowed to be happy?

[@MrGulaorou]

As a hopeful Aston fan, I'm not too worried. All teams will be facing similar issues and Honda excels in making strong and robust engines in any application.

[@HyperScorpio8688]

Is that why Ferrari decided to instead of Newey hire engine specialists for 2026? Did Ferrari accidentally made a masterstroke???

[@DanishWistara]

More like a stroke

[@HyperScorpio8688]

@@DanishWistara I mean if Newey himself says that engines will be more important in 26 than aero, I tend to believe him

[@josvercaemer264]

Very accidentally, and then they'll f it up again

[@WB-kx7jw]

Everything ferrari does is accidental ... Good and bad

[@bzilla-d4i]

Accidentally the most successful manufacturer in F1 history followed by Renault

[@jivewig]

Honda already put him into retirement once, they want to do it again.

[@dimitrijensk2845]

😂

[@into_the_void]

Lewis/Max : my tyres are gone man !.... ( Sets fastest lap ) Honda : Our motor is not good 😢 , we will leave F1 .... ( Wins wdc ) Yea... Ok

[@willynelson8750]

Took Honda a very long time to get up to speed with Merc in the hybrid era

[@bzilla-d4i]

That's more on Verstappen than Honda.

[@harry4454]

Mercedes said in like 2012/13 they were behind for the new engine regs.. just keep that in mind. People downplay all the time

[@tsunrai]

2:14 that was a great Toto impression 🤣

[@letqin1]

Your Toto impression is WILD. Super duper spot on. Love the videos, thanks for the solid content!

[@motelghost477]

10:37 Thanks for that much needed clarification.

[@nomustacheguy5249]

Genuinely cannot bring myself to support a team as disjointed as Aston. The nepo driver happily crashing while promising juniors are sidetracked, what a fantastic showing for the sport.

[@slol144]

Does Aston Martin have their own branded lawn chair? Alonso may need one

[@DELACROIXZZ1]

5:58 is that a RPM reference?

[@SaintedPIacebo]

a third option, their expectations are so high that they feel like they are failing and then they turn up with something that still is better than everyone else. not out of the realm of possibility.

[@tylerplayzz8697]

Something that could give Ferrari an edge in the engine department is that the 2026 regulations require conjoined turbochargers rather than the split turbochargers that Mercedes and Honda have been using. Ferrari decided to do they best they could with conjoined turbos instead of using split turbos like the others. Their experience with them could give them an edge.

[@Thuddster]

I admit that I am skeptical on this. Cojoined Turbos are an *extremely* well-understood technology in high-level motorsport. I'm also not impressed with Ferraris' electrical development history, they don't have the edge in that area. We will be watching both with keen interest for sure!

[@DiodaGrainProductions]

Mercedes will mog every single PU manufacturer. Screenshot this and message me in 2026. There's a reason why Mercedes pulled out from the Formula E championship after great success..... Alonso even said a few days ago that Williams (a mercedes customer team) will ascend high up the order in 2026 so he already knows about Honda's shortcomings...

[@PruneJuice100]

loving all the impressions (i got jumpscared by the Matt one honestly that one was peak)

[@silent_tea]

Please continue editing moments like 5:58 I am absolutely loving it XD

[@Lachtanosaurus]

I smell a mohawk influence

[@GabQQQ]

I understand the need to bait for views, but this is wild. Spinning was Honda said like it's insanity.

[@chewtoffee5912]

For Papa stroll showing support, 2023 Las Vegas and that was the last time I heard him being supportive

[@curtishoffmeister9399]

I suggest scrapping the 2026 regs and going instead with a hybrid power unit that mates a V6 internal combustion engine with a V4 ICE in a common lightweight block… Oh, wait, that’s a V10. Never mind.

[@Jalopezlag]

Honda x Alonso seems to be cursed lmao

[@geofftestpilot9076]

Getting rid of Lance stroll, would mean there is no reason for Lawrence Joel to stick with Aston martin, and they could find themselves out of business very quickly, as they have an enormous amount of debt with all these new facilities.

[@ic3man]

I have a feeling this would be the only thing that makes Alonso retire at the end of this year. I wonder if Honda are doing this to give Yuki a seat for 2026.

[@Nils.Dabeck]

Tbh., the whole Aston Martin situation reminds me a bit of Jaguar at the end of the 2004 season.

[@thereadherring2364]

"However, Koji Watanabe admitted that the challenge of building a new PU has been great - as it will be for every incoming manufacturer attempting to build these new units." "However, Watanabe also acknowledged that other teams will be experiencing similar challenges. In fact, Christian Horner referred its own power unit partnership with Ford as Red Bull’s “biggest challenge.”"

[@adamwilliams4309]

This is the correct translation, they did not say "struggle".

[@Greg_B-15]

Underrated Toto Wolf impersonation 😂

[@ally-o-oreo6090]

My honest take is they want Adrian to come in and he himself will want to go in and assess what the drivers strength and weaknesses are. I think he’ll throw a few upgrades along the way to see how they handle them throughout the season as a way to find out how far he can go because he’s been working with Max who let him throw just about anything at him so I think 2025 will be a good test year to see what level of upgrades he can throw at the Aston Martin team to see what the limits are with the drivers I think it’s more of a testing ground to see how the car currently performs what improves it and what needs to be modified changed and tweaked that’s going onI think it will probably be upgrades and really be a test as to what drivers can handle and monitoring their driving styles to try and find a way to make a car that’s going to work well

[@fabio_ferrari]

At least we're gonna have some damn good memes

[@asambi69]

I think RBPT will be even Worse than Honda, Ford haven't had a competitive F1 engines in over 20 years.

[@CheekyCheeky]

Doubt that, RBPT is doing most of the legwork and one of the reason Honda is having issue is that most of the talent they had is now working for RBPT.

[@yorygibson-rc1lw]

I have been saying that for a while to.

[@gandharvagrover8396]

Don't think American style suits F1. Be it drivers or teams or Engines. They are used to predictable repetitive scalable philosophy.

[@RAYSGT]

Ford is just a badge slap sponsor kinda like Aston Martin Red Bull, they contribute almost nothing on the development of the PU

[@bzilla-d4i]

Honda didn't have a competitive engine until a couple of years ago, before that it was the 1980's, 40 years ago

[@leonsshare]

@5:57 RocketPoweredMohawk inspired?!

[@kityhawk2000]

Pretty sure Ron Dennis had already left by the time Mclaren were using Honda engines

[@kwanlinus6999]

Can someone check on Fernando's wellbeing

[@benhay2317]

Extraordinary how similar papa stroll sounds to Daniel Day Lewis in There will be blood. I’ve never noticed before.

[@jimlong8077]

Lawrence has never had to care about anything anyone has ever said about Lance...but Newey should be hard to ignore.

[@michaeldavenport9971]

As small, light and compact as possible as well as being extremely powerful. Please tell me how that’s not every engine manufacturers wish list every year 😂

[@Thuddster]

OK, I sense a bit of "under-promise, over-deliver" is the case here. There could also be some extra packaging challenges Honda must consider & accommodate, coutesy of Mr. Newey. It would be just like him to push the envelope and steal a march on the competition, and I am here for it!

[@punkavatarworld2]

Can anyone tell me what capacity will the ICE have in the 2026 regs. I can't find an answer anywhere. Does this mean it's still the 1.6 turbo? Surely the ICE should still be a crucial part, not having it specified is ludicrous or am I missing something?

[@Gopher31]

What frame of reference do they have?! We know that these engines are going to be significantly slower than the current ones.

[@LawVS]

I would reckon that an engine supplier would want to feel confident in their interpretation of the ruleset. Seems like Honda's initial gusto a few months back has evaporated.

[@LowryYT]

Nice Toto impression

[@dude7068]

firstly, Adrian newey is not an " equal partner " with Lawrence Stroll. Adrian Newey is not an equal partner with Lawrence Stroll at Aston Martin, but he is a shareholder in the team. Newey is the managing technical partner at Aston Martin, a role that combines technical leadership with a shareholding in the team. " source F1 " secondly, yes, Honda did have issues up until 2021. " In the France/Austria series of races it appeared as if the Honda had the edge. At Silverstone the Mercedes appeared to be marginally ahead. It is that close, and it will be fascinating to see how this battle plays out in the second half of this gripping season. " source F1. august 2021. in 2022, even though the engine was a rebrand of Red Bull power unit, Honda still supplied the engine. it will certainly be interesting to see how your videos hold up in the next year to year and a half. just a week ago you proclaimed that Aston Martin would go bankrupt and now you are predicting them to be last on the grid for 2026. I suppose content creators for F1 has to make such broad ranging crystal ball proclamations for views. few will probably remember this video as well as others you have made in the upcoming years. I will be winning the lottery in the next multi million draw because my local lottery booth has had a winning ticket from their kiosk last week. wish me luck

[@Fiasco3]

Last team that skimped on engine weight, had them blowing up nearly every race.

[@peachulemon]

As a canadian lance is just a hockey bro Type candian, they always seem to never care and feed back or talking and getting any real info outta them is near impossible. Unless ur one of his bros good luck he not opening up 😂

[@LawVS]

In a high pressure team environment, that type isn't helpful

[@aaronsorensen5165]

Aston Martin strikes a deal with Red Bull for their 2027 Engine.

[@doug3011]

everyone is so fuccesd on 2026 that I think if I where a midfield team, I would focus on 2025. theres a championship to win, 24 races that need a winner and 70 odd podiums to fight for. surely if youre a customer team, you won't need to focus on building and designing the new engines, that will be the job of the supplier right?. If I was midfield , especially as it's so close surely theres value in making a 25 car compete and possible win a race or two. rather than focus on 26 and then end up finishing 15th anyway.

[@christopherhazelwood777]

Historically, no engine manufacturer in Formula 1 has publicly disclosed details of their engine development, regardless of positive or negative aspects, prior to official release. This constitutes the most confidential information within the sport. It is important to recall that when the 2026 engine regulations were established in August 2022, Honda possessed the unique capability to deploy electrical energy across a complete lap. The new regulations stipulated a threefold increase in electrical power.

[@bzilla-d4i]

Except for BMW in the 2000's. Because they were setting records for V10 power. Records that stood up until recently when Mercedes and Bottas broke them.

[@christopherhazelwood777]

@bzilla-d4i but they didn't talk about it before it raced. Read what I'm saying.

[@bzilla-d4i]

@christopherhazelwood777 they definitely did, when Schumacher went to Ferrari they openly admitted it, he joined in 96 and won his first title for Ferrari in 2000. They were pretty open and honest. Don't make this some sort of Honda is honourable thing, they forced Jordan to ditch a competent driver for Takuma Sato. Then ditched them, left them high and dry. Honda has done a bunch of rubbish in the sport, let's stop talking like they're this honourable team. You must not have been around very long to know how they operate. Go ask McLaren how their rollercoaster with honda has gone over the years .

[@christopherhazelwood777]

Mr. @bzilla-d4i, my 48 years of experience in Formula 1, including technical development at Lotus, provides significant expertise in this matter. I assert that no Formula 1 engine supplier is entirely transparent; even detailed engine imagery is restricted to prevent competitor analysis. My statements are factual; your assertions appear to be unsubstantiated and potentially biased against Honda. BTW Honda have been in F1 over 60 years.

[@arkangelarkangel1302]

You broke out the comedy today LAW, your entire diatribe had some sincerely hilarious moments... Lance Stroll has a destiny WAITING for him, WEC VALKIRIE DRIVER #3 ... Aston Martin F1 is WEC Lamborghini, pick your battles, your not a hypercar team, you're a GT3 customer producer. Aston Martin welcome to WEC, your F1 days are NUMBERED.

[@punkavatarworld2]

I tend to believe Honda will have already packaged the power unit as tightly as can be done. Anyone that specifies the engine dimensions for the engine builders is asking for trouble.

[@andreigiurginca1863]

Let’s not forget that Mercedes back in the summer of 2013 didn’t have an engine that could’ve run more than 100 miles on a dyno. Even so , they still managed to be the best from 2014 onwards

[@Appletank8]

What kind of target do all the engine makers think they're supposed to hit, anyways? Like, the regs suggest 500 ish HP, but does that mean hitting 510 is pretty good or disappointing? I can see them being worried about not being able to regen as much energy as they want.

[@flightsimdev]

Don't forget the "Redbull" gives you wings, who needs engines? In the past, Newey only joined teams already getting better, let's see how he goes now, without that team.

[@aoife1122]

There are indeed similarities to the recent McLaren Honda partnership. Marin Whitmarsh joined McLaren during the glory days with Honda in 1989 and later played a big part in getting Honda back on board but split in 2014 over differences regarding the nature of the new partnership which, as we know, turned out to be an unmitigated disaster. Fast forward ten years later, Whitmarsh brokered the new deal between Aston Martin and Honda and the next thing you know, Whitmarsh is being replaced by Andy Cowell, Mercedes' former "engine guru". Now, I hold Cowell in very high esteem but the last thing the Japanese want, is to be lectured by an outsider and they surely will not hand Cowell the keys to the castle. It will be interesting to see how this saga pans out...

[@OrganicSearchStandards]

@LawVS - Are you building a new 2025 Ladder or are you designing an electric engine attachment for 2026 that will raise you and ladder up into your attic before the start of each clip? Great analysis and insights! From a conspiracy perspective, we all know that Red Bull pulled the strings here to make Adrian's life hell.

[@hmx619]

A 22 minute video on a 2 sentence statement is crazy

[@AKACitizan101]

Ps. I’m an Aston Martin car fan. When the Stroll corporation put their name to Aston I become sick on the stomach. The people at Aston become their stench arrived should be jailed for sending the brand down the river. There were other ways and now in this age of financial insecurity and uncertainty across the world These guys got in bed with the devil and this has come at a terrible cost. And with no James Bond forthcoming to sell the brand Aston Martin at both a F1 and manufacturing level are on thin ice Everyone concerned has…. “You have (all) Chosen Poorly.”

[@RunDGC]

Newey: "It will become a power unit dominated formula." Translation: Our engine sucks

[@RockSolitude]

I wouldn't be so fast to say that Red Bull dodged a bullet. Remember: Honda has experience. Red Bull are building their own power unit for the very first time. You might go "but but Ford!!!". Ford has no experience building F1 power units either. But all of this is an aside. Anyone could have predicted that these new engine regulations would be an extreme challenge. In fact, a lot of us did. Many of us have said that it would be really hard to squeeze 500+ hp out of these engines without some sacrifice being made somewhere. Since they can't sacrifice reliability, and the engine specs are set in stone, that means power is most likely going to be less than what the FIA ignorantly hoped. We've all said, with these engine regulations, achieving 1000hp with a 50/50 power split between ICE and electric is not feasible. Remember: the FIA and a lot of the manufacturers still believe in the myth of road relevance. The whole point of this endeavour was to develop e-fuels which could then be used in road vehicles. The only way F1 engine manufacturers could achieve such power with such regulations is if they somehow come up with an extra special uber magic fuel that hasn't been made before. And if they do, it certainly won't be useable in regular road cars and engines.

[@SUPER_F1_NEWS]

I smell a good fight

[@danielgreensides8463]

Guarantee Hinda will bring a competitive power unit to 2026. Honda is full of perfectionists and even a little problem will seem to be the end of the world to them. Honda has great success with all of their recent racing endeavors and this will be no different.

[@alanmiller5018]

GP2 ENGINE! GP2! ARGHHH! - Fernando Alonso

[@tohaaa99]

we gonna hit 100k soon

[@Howzit73]

Aston will be stronger this year. I reckon they built a car that Newey has designed behind the scenes. He did not do "nothing" since April 2024. (Hopeful speculation😂)

[@McDonnellDouglasMD--]

I don’t think there is anything really too concerned to worry about the Honda engine. I think the CEO personally is just looked out the data and is very concerned. I mean look out Mercedes back in 2013. They were hopping on that there’s a chance of their engine won’t be ready for 2014 and all the data back then we’re pointing towards the engine just having a lot of issues. And then 2014 came along in Australia. They had a D tuned version of their engine and the engine was perfectly fine and they managed to storm away. I’m not saying Honda is going to do that because they did miss out on a year of development. But fundamentally all the engine is still there they just need to get it together and put it in the right places but my expectations for Aston Martin Honda in 26 are to do very good as in get a podium definitely a race win definitely 2027 where it’s out

[@pauls5745]

It's very sad to hear Honda is officially struggling. This coming season is the last semblance of a normal F1 season when everything is upside down for '26.

[@bzilla-d4i]

They were struggling in the 2000's and the 90's buddy, last time they were this good was the 80's

[@pauls5745]

@@bzilla-d4i Agreed, sport. And now this good run is about to end. I daresay we're about to do an era where if you have a non-Mercedes PU, you're not winning.

[@bzilla-d4i]

@@pauls5745 I'd be looking to Ferrari on this one. Ferrari takes what it learns from it's Hypercar as well let's not forget. So who knows how they will do

[@heker40]

I dont fully understand why Adrian Newey is only allowed to start work 2 months later. That just seems wrong. Redbull not letting him look at everything anymore i can understand.

[@LawVS]

It's conventional practice for gardening leave.

[@gunshipzeroone3546]

Hey horner, any chance to get my job back..lol

[@RadeticDaniel]

Remember when Honda sold their F1 engine development operations to Redbull and they allowed any workers from that project or factory to be hired by Redbull PowerTrains? Yeah, they did the technological handovers expected by an honest business transaction. Now they have dated engine blueprints and not much of the development team that made it work...

[@cullengriffin33]

I love that you’re Christian Horner impression sounds like murdoc niccals from gorillaz😂

[@OutofTune321]

As long they keep Stroll i have no reason to take them seriously, ever.

[@venc3907]

It’s Honda’s way of naturally getting rid of Alonso so they can bring in Yuki

[@mechsgtpuma938]

Just wanted to apologise for dropping my subscription things have got a bit tough. Maybe whwn things get better i will rejoin

[@jadenkaramanos7030]

please keep reusing that backmarkers visual gag, definitely a keeper for this season

[@phoneboxchicken4108]

Will Sainz get more points than Stroll in 2025 and/or 2026? That would be great.

[@Flames2Live]

(extreme conspiracy theory) Honda Sandbags so Alonso quits the team and Honda can put in their boy tsunoda behind the wheel and turn on party mode on their engines. I don't know if Honda still has their ego bruised due to a gp2 engine incident 😅

[@samiraperi467]

355 kW out of the ICE bit really isn't that much, it's less than they are running now. It's only like 300 hp/l, which is less than what the NA engines were running back before turbos came back.

[@LawVS]

It's still responsible for half the overall output.

[@RobThompson-y9s]

Sandbagging for sure! Modest Japanese being humble…

[@gregd806]

Fernando Alonso, Honda, a massive change that means Alonso has a Bad Season in a year that ends with 6... Now where have I heard this one before...🤔

[@simonkevnorris]

I can't see Aston being Constructors Campion with Lance in the team - both cars need to score decent points.

[@WalkerKlondyke]

Honda probably just don’t want Stroll in the car. And maybe even Fernando. This may just be game playing.

[@kyleharrison713]

I'm feeling 2014 vibes with this 2026 talk. Realistically, we have to pray Mclaren can use their engine against them because Red Bull won't be there and I'm not taking any bets on Ferrari. (regarding Mercedes team proper running away with it again.)

[@spotontheroad1]

'Papa Stroll' Lol.🙂

[@Gopher31]

Will they save all their wind tunnel time for 2026 testing?

[@pauldistasio4385]

2026 is an engine-forward reg change. Wind tunnel time won’t be as important as having a strong icu and battery. Aero regs don’t leave much to the imagination. That said, I’m sure engineers will come up with slightly different interpretations team to team so maybe slightly different looking cars but it’s not as important as the engine

[@MetabolicFrolic]

Aston Martin is shooting themselves in the foot by continuing to let Lance drive for the team and not provide useful feedback about the car.

[@LimitPro1]

They might struggle quite a bit but I believe they can come back from it

[@nomar5spaulding]

How do you spell mahdi?

[@afchehiro]

One world sandbagging. Mercedes taught us how and HAAS showed everyone last year that it's working