Six key things the new Aston Martin-Honda F1 project must do

[@PKWeaver74]

Aston need to bear in mind that Alonso only has another 10-15 years in him.

[@joelandjake]

"Only" 10-15 years? That's a pretty long time.

[@ilyeskandriidrissi3171]

@@joelandjake that’s the joke, he’s being ironic, at this race we will see Alonso racing until 2050

[@Spike_au]

Hahaha I actually got a good chuckle out of this

[@jeremyfoster23]

@@ilyeskandriidrissi3171 Nando will win the Miami underwater Grand Prix 😂

[@etiennec8139]

That's only for his prime years. Maybe 10-15 more in the midfield.

[@fjsolossa29]

Fernando : The engine feels good, Much faster than before! Amazing!

[@justcallme_sam]

Evil Nando be like:

[@priceless073]

im honestly expecint him to say this if he is still racing for them

[@Ariespradana13]

No more Alonso in 2026

[@answeris4217]

How did Lance finish.

[@casperpetersen6962]

I read id like he would say it😂

[@brendanmccallion2350]

F1 fans: "Aston Martin and Honda feels like a weird partnership..." Red Bull Aston Martin Honda: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@TheAmazingCowpig]

I've been thinking that ever since the partnership had been anounced lol. They just came back together without Red Bull in the middle of the two!

[@MrBahjatt]

Yes.

[@persezyra]

BMW Sauber Ferrari flashbacks

[@The_ZeroLine]

Don’t forget that for two years Sauber’s official name on every piece of paper and screen, not least the constructors standings, was BMW Sauber Ferrari. That was a bizarre one.

[@djoetma]

@Atkascha Force India build on from what Spyker was (which was a terrible led team). Stroll bought the team and it's now 100% under his private ownership. That makes this team not part of AM and basically the same as the Aston Martin Red Bull deal, since there is zero shared infrastructure with the roadcar company Aston Martin.

2026; Lance Stroll is the world champion... Now *THAT* will be the weirdest timeline. 😅

[@SuperSymbol]

No 2026 it should be Alonso and Tsunoda

[@goworlduk]

Yup, if they are going to mature as a team, they need to get rid of Stroll

[@Ariespradana13]

​@@SuperSymbol no more Alonso by 2026

[@SuperSymbol]

@@Ariespradana13 No Alonso is a superstar so no to that.

[@dieguitotristan1774]

@@Ariespradana13 how are you so sure?

[@Lonelyplanet3]

Hope Aston Martin and Honda get 2026 Regulations Right.

[@sh-spectrum409]

Don’t know how they wouldn’t, they managed to poach Adrian Newey’s right hand man Dan Fallows from Red Bull and it’s currently paying off.

[@Lonelyplanet3]

@@sh-spectrum409 You never know , Knowing one Driver is always fixed

[@dgsdhsdeuye57]

@@sh-spectrum409 the main issue is Honda doing the wrong thing again...

[@sh-spectrum409]

@@dgsdhsdeuye57 Fortunately(On the suface at least), Honda has less to worry about this time round because it'll be the same V6 engine configs and they're no longer an issue. Issues with increasing the power output of the MGU-H? We'll have to wait and see.

[@John-ok8ts]

I how none of them get it "right*

[@shobhitrealm]

All I have to say is Lawrence is a really smart and insightful dude. It almost seems like everything is falling in place for Aston Martin. First dude buys Force India and controlling share in Aston Martin Lagonda, cleverly rebrands F1 team to AMR which gives a huge boost to Aston Martin Lagonda. Identifies weaknesses in the team and takes action to tackle those - infrastructure, personnel, world champion drivers, highly experiences team bosses. Gets Aramco on board which is filthy rich. Swoops up Honda and gets the team a works deal. If everything goes right this trinity of AM - Honda - Aramco will be huge in 2026, we are talking dominance.

[@SupercarsMabeanie]

Maybe dominance is a bit far. Lots of good competition in other teams.

[@mrgalaxy396]

Any one of those six manufacturers could become dominant with the engine cost caps in place. Battling on the aerodynamic front is tough, but engines are a whole different beast. Whoever nails the engine will likely be the guy on top for years to come.

[@SupercarsMabeanie]

@@perttu3387 I'm definitely keen for it. Shake up of the traditional is always good like swapping McLaren and Williams for Red Bull and Mercedes.

[@The_ZeroLine]

He got very fortunate buying a team near a large valley in team prices. It’s been astounding how much the utterly awful DTS series boosted F1 team values and revenues. I can only imagine the profit HAASA and especially Dorilton (Williams) will reap when/if they sell. My gut says now through next year will be the absolute peak time to sell out.

[@curoador]

I think this kinda gives hope Alonso will stick around for 2026, making him the only one to race in 4 different "eras"... amazing

[@DickTahshon]

Shouldn’t he retire?

[@nik021298]

​@@DickTahshon should he? As long as he is still fast and willing I don't see why.

[@DickTahshon]

@@nik021298 strange how I hear people saying Hamilton should retire and he’s about 4 years younger.

[@Actul_Trap]

@@DickTahshon Longevity, Seb retired when he was 3 years younger than Hamilton. Alonso is an X factor in Motorsport, and pretty much a unique case. Any driver at 35+ years really would be considering retirement as a serious choice.

[@Actul_Trap]

Didn’t he, hamilton, and Seb all do that already? Life with the pre 2009 cars, the early 2010 cars, the turbo-hybrid cars, and the ground effect cars?

[@changbeerbeer]

From big talk to big actions! Looks like Aston Martin can also walk the walk! Add Alonso to the mix and what a story to follow!

[@ctdesing]

They have made the jump from midfield to the top, let's hope they keep being a top team and in 2026 become championship contenders. They need to start manufacturing all the parts they are currently buying from Mercedes as soon as possible, so they have a well oiled machine in 2026.

[@Louis_Bautista]

2026 for F1 is starting to give me the same feeling as WEC and IMSA did this year with the new unified LMH/GTP class. More manufacturer involvement, lower running costs, and more competition at the top. Can't wait to see it pan out, hopefully it's as good as it's looking like it could be

[@sakuya1185]

Nah, WEC and IMSA have fixed chassis constructors, F1 is mostly on their own.

[@tech99070]

lol 2nd year into regs and we're pinning all our hopes on the next set of regs

[@mrrover1515]

Aston Martin keeps pushing to the top while Alpine still fighting in the midfield and getting roasted by their CEO

[@mohammadnashitsiddiqui2168]

Don't forget Mclaren, they tumbled back to where they started, thanks to Big Zac

[@goodputin4324]

Both names sucks 😂

[@declanl6239]

Alonso most likely will still be around and still be ridiculously quick. But. Yuki with his massive improvement mostly due to his maturity in being the teams number 1 driver will be a great option in 2026. This year with a midfield car he would be easily in the points every race. Give him a top 2-3 car, dude could be a contender if continues to improve

[@SevenTheMisgiven]

If Yuki can keep improving. Otherwise 2026 is still far away for him.

[@dohc_au]

take it easy, Yuki isnt a future superstar, he hasnt got the rght mentality to be world champ.

[@joereality1664]

​@@dohc_au That's what people said about 'Crashstappen'.

[@SevenTheMisgiven]

@@joereality1664 nah

[@dohc_au]

@@joereality1664 No way dude, Verstappen is the real deal, his dad raced with Schcumacher ffs. I heard about verstappen here in Aus before he was in f1 just fropm go-kart accolades. I still don't like him.

[@zlm001]

I wonder if Aston Martin and Lawrence Stroll offered more money and to share more of the financial burden of engine development than Red Bull did when previously trying to negotiate a deal. That may be another reason it's an exclusive deal with Honda.

[@djoetma]

Not how this works. Honda needed a partner and they are going to pay for everything engine-wise. So the engines will be free, and support will be paid by Honda. And maybe they will pay even more like they did at McLaren were they also paid for half of the salaries of the drivers. And apart from this there are sponsor-deals. Not sure if Honda paid for the Red Bull sponsoring (they are right now) in 2021, but probably. Peter Windor said that normally deals work like this if you want sponsor display.

[@justadummy8076]

@@djoetma I doubt they’ll be “free”

[@mirasolovklose3888]

Honda RB deal didn't work-out because RB had already been in talks with multiple partners and maybe they didn't feel confident in Honda's commitment long term, since they are known to withdraw based on who is leading the company.

[@djoetma]

@@justadummy8076 That's how a factory team deal generally works. I mean, the payment would be the mention that they are the factory team partner. But even for sponsoring they generally pay their own partners.

[@tech99070]

@@mirasolovklose3888 tbf the honda RB deal worked out really well for both. RB won championships and people think honda can build a championship-winning engine now. honda themselves said they were done, rbpt is probably a bullshit cost cap avoiding thing, but now it is a real company with real knowledge, and honda will strike out new with another team.

[@whassupg89]

I really hope alonso is still around for this 😂

[@Alcatraz760]

I’m curious what happens to the japanese honda staff that are currently working with red bull like yamamoto and tanabe.

[@Lewythefly]

Seppuku

[@Jaxymann]

Considering Red Bull's future partnership with Ford, I imagine they'll relocate from Milton Keynes to Silverstone.

[@markgonsalves]

@@Lewythefly

[@nicovanos]

Many key "Honda" employees moved to Red Bull Power devision, because Honda was to leave F1. They no longer work for Honda. The ones still working for Honda will move to AM of course.

[@zariqeezham9210]

​​​@@nicovanos Hello man just wanna ask u im unclear with the whole RB-Honda dispute pliss explained it to me. So Honda pulled out from Red Bull & F1 at the end of 2021 season & RBPT using Honda IP from 2022 onward right but in mid 2022 Honda made the decision struck a deal with RB back until 2025 so is the deal include Honda will involve with RBPT in building engine together as a whole or Honda would only involve partly as a technical advisor/on track activities without using Honda's money until 2025?

[@Dutchling88]

As a Red Bull fan, it annoys me to no end that Honda pulled out of F1, forcing RB to create their Powertrains division, then got a new CEO and wanted to jump back in again. The Red Bull x Honda partnership was developing beautifully.

[@TREK5900cheats]

Because Red Bull is just failing now 😢🎻

[@ua697]

I completely agree, but as economists used to say "let bygones be bygones"

[@vasilistyper7882]

I am a Honda fan first, but I am also RedBull/Alpha Tauri fan because worked great with Honda and win again. I preferred the cooperation Honda-Redbull to continue 2026+ but the desision of Honda is wrong,2021 end but then stay. Now RedBull has no manufactured need, better for them.

[@shinryu9683]

I like how people say Alonso embarrassed Honda during the McLaren days. It wasn't Alonso who embarrassed them, It was Mclaren's inability to work with Honda and share data that embarrassed Honda. If Aston and Honda get things right, I can guarantee you Alonso and any driver will be all praise.

[@ArielGonzalez1]

exactly, and it was due to mclaren's ego. if the greens keep the humbleness, we might see some good results

[@SpeculativeConjecture]

Glad they decided to announced this in the middle of the night in the UK feels very Honda of them

[@saketchaturvedi1073]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@therealquaid1694]

The world doesn't revolve around the UK you donkey. They are a Japanese company.

[@mrgalaxy396]

Manufacturer times announcement according to their own time zone, big shocker that. I think people don't realize how big of a market Japan is.

[@RACECAR]

Except it was in Tokyo that this was announced, not the UK. Kinda impossible for the sun to be up for everyone at the same time when we all live on a spinning round spherical mass called a planet.

[@jaysuneakle]

"Aston staying humble and giving Honda maximum respect." This is an excellent way to improve massively. Aston looks very promising to be a future top team.

[@sahildesouza]

Soo mercedes, ford, Renault, Honda, ferrari and audi. 2026 will have 6 engine manufacturers. This is really good for f1 since there is a possibility of multiple different teams fighting for the championship

[@michaelsanderson9562]

Possibly GM too

[@Ariespradana13]

​@@michaelsanderson9562 2027, depends on Andretti entry

[@motorsportsfan]

That's 6 manufacturers ( Mercedes, Ferrari, RBPT/Ford, Renault, Audi and Honda) 😉👍

[@DickTahshon]

Ford isn’t really doing much, but ok.

[@mrgalaxy396]

​@@DickTahshon RBPT is still its own manufacturer and Ford will allegedly help with the R&D of the electrical portion of the engine given their vast experience in the EV market.

[@xyzxyzxyzxyz]

All in for AM in the future, this team amazes me!

[@nagapavan5942]

Honda be like : WRITE THIS DOWN

[@supersportzcom]

The idea of Stroll and Tsunoda fighting for the championship wont leave my head now

[@dohc_au]

probably the least exciting line up on the grid. even if it was an indy car grid, those two arent favorites.

[@ryancuda45]

glance and flukie ?

[@mohammadnashitsiddiqui2168]

​@@ryancuda45 Chance & flukie? 🤷‍♂️

[@ducedevlstear2471]

British media constantly downplays Tsunoda. That guy has improved massively and he is the best talent on the grid ! He is going to give guys like Russell or Norris very hard time if he gets competitive car.

[@sapulok]

Tsunoda is driving the slowest car on the grid and still scoring points.

[@mrgalaxy396]

I remember how highly people rated Gasly when he was schooling a rookie in Tsunoda. Touting him that he should be signed to Mercedes and such. Turns out, the guy was a solid midfielder all along and nothing more. Now people are doing the same for Tsunoda who's schooling a rookie teammate. Whether RB decide to replace Perez with Tsunoda in the forseeable future or some other team scoops him up will tell you enough how big of a talent Tsunoda actually is. I like the guy and he has improved a lot don't get me wrong, but biggest talent on the grid is a huge stretch even when we exclude the current world champions. Could he duke it out with the likes of Norris and Russell in a similar performing car? It's possible, but I wouldn't bet on it.

[@timoooo7320]

Honda winning the championships and redeeming itself was just a wholesome story. You could feel the emotion when Verstappen won their first race in the Red Bull Ring and Tanabe of Honda crying when picking the trophy 🥹

[@BrionneOlsen]

This is bad news for McLaren. I was really hoping McLaren and Honda could work something out under better working conditions to get them back to the top.

[@shobhitrealm]

Can we stop considering McLaren to be a WC contender due to its history? Alonso was right the teams who have won championships have become arrogant and rest on their past laurels. McLaren hasn't come close to winning a championship in almost a decade now. They need to prove and walk their talk.

[@mirasolovklose3888]

Its not engine but rest of the car that is the problem. Honda can't help with that.

[@jackgenewtf]

I'm really hoping Honda beats their 1988 record this year.

[@keiming2277]

McLaren is too arrogant

[@BrionneOlsen]

@@keiming2277 I don’t know. Think McLaren has the potential to rise again. Gone are the Ron Dennis days that lead to the Honda disaster. I don’t still have great hopes for McLaren and would love to see them return to winning ways.

[@benjaminblakemore9704]

WOW! now this is exciting boys!! ALONSO! ALONSO! ALONNNNNSSSSOOOOOOO!

[@davidcarroll5701]

Yyyyyyyyyyeeeeeessssssssssss

[@joribremer5260]

9:20 time will heal wounds I guess… who had thought Ron Dennis would sign him for 2015… after 2007

[@LouSassol69er]

6 works teams for 2026 that we know about, pretty cool 👍

[@jackmonaghan8477]

There's also Aston's junior team which presently includes Felipe Drugovich (wouldn't surprise if Alonso gets them to add his protege Gabriel Bortoleto to the roster). Maybe with their partnership with Honda, they could get Drugovich a Super Formula drive for next year as they'll likely be retaining Alonso and Stroll.

[@wunkskorks2623]

Lawrence Stroll is a boss, man. What an incredible project he’s pulled together. I’d love to see 4 teams legitimately fighting for championships- maybe even 5 if Renault can figure out what it wants to do with itself.

[@gamingnoah9807]

5 is impossible lol

[@icecursor]

Great video. I love that you guys do research behind a small story/report. I'm trying to learn more about the sport and this channel is amazing

[@sophie6878]

honestly leclerc should really keep an eye out for aston martin, if they get things right i think this would probably be the best move for him in some future. that is if ferrari doesnt get their shit together which doesnt look likely

[@roberthak3695]

There is no chance they would remove Alonso for Leclerc, if Alonso stays... and he will stay if he smells victories.

[@sophie6878]

@@roberthak3695 Sure he will stay as long as he can but how long can he. Leclerc is almost 20 years younger and has way more years ahead of him

[@davidcarroll5701]

​@@sophie6878 yeah but he is not in Alonso's class

[@mitchfromtheinternet297]

I’ll be amazed if Lando doesn’t end up at Aston or Audi. He’s too good not to be in a works team along with the other crop of top tier drivers.

[@ericmcmanus5179]

It's funny how for 2 years we never heard about Aston Martin's title winning potential. Then 5 races in to a season where they finally get some podiums and everyone's talking like it's a forgone conclusion. F1 is a fickle thing.

[@993mike]

It's so ridiculous that Honda is being so wishy-washy about being in F-1. It really screwed Red Bull, as they openly said they would have not started their own engine program if Honda hadn't bailed. It may have made a huge mistake not staying with the almost sure thing of Red Bull

[@sigmablock]

Casual reminder that Aston Martin F1 now has Dan Fallows working in the ranks, who knows how Red Bull cooperated with Honda from 2019 to 2021, so AMF1 should have an edge here in having harmony between the two.

[@Rearmostbean]

Alonso: Glad I got out of Alpine before they collapsed Stroll: We have some big news, *konichiwa* to our new engine manufacturer

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

Nice video. Keep up the good work.

[@TheKingkingg]

Super awesome for 2 of my favourite vehicles manufacturers, but sad about RedBull Honda racing partnership

[@aidenbirak]

This being my first F1 season I have watched I am now a life long Aston fan.

[@phil4986]

#1 - finish the race in first place. #2 - finish the race in first place. #3 - finish the race in first place. #4 - finish the race in first place. #5 - finish the race in first place. #6 - finish the race in first place.

[@OhGrowUpPodcast]

Yuki taking the drivers title would be amazing lol

[@Andy__0]

That infrastructure problem sounded concerning. Sounds difficult for them to set up another facility in the UK, so maybe it will be entirely designed and built in Japan.

[@johnjones928]

I would add Piastre and Russel to that possible drivers list as well, Papa Stroll is a shark that has NO problem pouncing if he smells blood in the water.

[@usedtoexistonce]

i feel like honda pushes for strolls exit

[@BootyT69]

Lance or his Dad?

[@KuchingKingVideoGamer]

Lance Stroll will race in F1 for another 5 years or more

[@soundscape26]

@@BootyT69 You cannot push Lawrence out of his own team.

[@Meyerwoodworks]

When did I miss that Honda is back in? Last I heard, Honda was out completely, and then agreed to support RB until the new regs. RB has/had an agreement with Ford for 26'+. If Honda truly is still in, what's that mean for RB?

[@dave.vega.]

I am totally on board the Aston Martin train. They're doing everything absolutely right. After being a Ferrari fan since early 2000s, I just can't keep bearing the disappointments

[@AyyFuji]

My dad had an interesting thought when I told him the news, and it’s the fact that RB currently have Honda’s engine block, and you would think Honda remembers how to build that block, so in 2026, theoretically, that means both RB and AM have a Honda engine block. Now does that create any problems with IP, or are they then considered 2 separate entities?

[@FormulaPunRacer]

If the team begins to kick ass on the track, I sure hope this means seeing Aston Martin F1 models being done in 1/18 DIECAST and not that undesirable resin

[@justliech3948]

Hear me out, last time we had a brazilian to race with a Honda Turbo V6 it worked rly well, imagine if Drugovich can repeat that

[@felipeleonam96]

Can't help noticing that with a fifith or so of the season and we already are talking so passionate about next years. Like we did before basically during the last decade

[@mrgalaxy396]

You can thank the manufacturers for dropping the ball so hard. RB have done a brilliant job but the gap is this big because everyone else did such a shit job. Mercedes are stuck in the dark with what to do with these new regs, their entire engineering philosophy was crippled by the budget cap and it will take many years to properly adapt. Ferrari are the definition of one step forward two steps back. They have this weird ability to be good enough to remain towards the top, but have completely lost the ability to actually make those final steps that take you to the very top. Alpine is an even more comically depressing manufacturer that makes Ferrari look like they've got their shit together. Everyone else is a customer and despite AM's leap, it's clear that even with frozen engines and budget caps the customers can't compete with manufacturers unless they get it horribly wrong, like Mercedes has done. The reality is, the budget cap has exposed who's got the best engineering talent hired and the track action shows. Whether the competition can get its shit together for next year and RB starts hitting some diminishing returns remains to be seen, so right now all we really can talk about is the future because the present has been well decieded barring the odd race with some anomalous outcome.

[@shmazy86]

Great video you guys are the best

[@carisi2k11]

I know this agreement is from 2026 but one can't wonder if Mercedes will be pushing to get them from under there umbrella sooner. I wonder if Aston Martin might have a Honda engine in 24 or 25 to build up there working relationship with Honda before then.

[@benjaminblakemore9704]

Will Honda be the same though after the poaching of key figures to redbull power trains??? Would it be best to go to Toyota or something new like dat

[@SantosOverlord]

that would make it a Mclaren all over again, better to bet on some1 that already has experience even if they lost staff, they still got overall knowledge

[@MDZane-YT]

Given the fact there are absolute engineering geniuses on both the AM and Honda side currently (hopefully more by the time 2026 comes around), I have little doubt they can't get his right. What's a few hand tweaks of the engine nuts to match the fuel going to take?

[@StreetComp]

It’s clear McLaren has lost its way but the current turbo-hybrid engines are so insanely complex that it takes several years to maximize performance, and Red Bull reaped the rewards while McLaren were the test mules who suffered. One reason Hamilton shocked everyone and moved to Mercedes when they were shit was he knew Merc had been developing their turbo-hybrid for years and were immediately ready to win when 2014 season started

[@miketejero]

this team definitely needs an excellent lead driver to max-out the full potential of the chassis-engine combo. Looking forward to 2026. Great video!

[@DarthTrethon]

The thing about Lance Stroll is this: Aston Martin, and more specifically Lawrence Stroll need to have a hard look at the situation and consider whether Lance is truly good enough to drive a car that aspires to win titles or whether he'll be holding the team back and potentially might even cost them the constructor title if everything else goes to plan and they manage to have a top car. It's all fun an games when the car was just good enough to be a midfield car without much in the way of aspirations. And if Lance doesn't improve to compare more favorably with Alonso it might be him that Honda would like to push out, not Alonso.

[@roberthak3695]

Lance is perfect as a second driver. Bottas and Perez level specifically. That is his perfect role...

[@DarthTrethon]

@@roberthak3695 Lance isn't that good and with the likes of Norris and Leclerc hitting contract years before 2026 I very much expect Aston Martin to pursue a far better driver by then given nobody knows how many more years Alonso has in him before father time catches up to him.

[@roberthak3695]

@@DarthTrethon Norris and LEclerc are sub par drivers. Only ignorant zoomers like them... They make lots of errors that champion drivers like Verstapen Alo and Ham dont make.

[@randar1969]

It certainly helps if your father is a billionaire and yourself not too bad, all joking aside Stroll did well in his pre-f1 career. Just not spectaculair well as some of the world champions. But i bet he can go pretty well if his car is also good. It remains to be seen how much having his son in the team will impact any other driver in that team especially one that isn't as experienced as Alonso once he decides to leave. For example does Mr Stroll allow another driver that destroys his son in race results time and time again? I don't see him hiring Max Verstappen after his contracts runs out at Red Bull after 2026 season for example.

[@rorykeegan1895]

Total rubbish ...

[@bilalrasool1]

Will they still be a customer team for parts? Aston uses as many Mercedes parts as they can, this includes the engine but also things like suspension elemets, so will they still be supplied for these parts by Mercedes or make their own parts? When they were racing point, they tried to copy the Mercedes design but still used a high rake concept that didn't work, when they made it low rake similar to the Mercedes car they gained pace. So they need a whole package, the parts they buy from Mercedes are adapted to work specifically with the Mercedes engine and would likely need to be adapted to be optimal for the Honda engine.

[@zombiekilla25979]

They will need to make their own stuff

[@djoetma]

No, they will need to make their own stuff. They are getting a huge part of the backside of the Merc because that's the powertrain they are using (especially the gearbox makes this basically necessary). Since this is a factory team deal, they will have to work with Honda to design something.

[@dylan__dog]

they're going to be making their own parts, new factory, new wind tunnel, all the money in the world - they'll be building everything themselves

[@SwissDog1231]

I often listen to your videos as I can't always watch. They often end and I'm always wondering, "Is it over?" A "thanks for watching" would help.

[@Aaron-is9xo]

lol Honda knows everything about the RB Power Unit. Honda are fucking unreal, come and go as they please.

[@vaniarouleau968]

Hey guys. Would it be possible to do a segment on this 100% clean gaz.?

[@Milan0Thapa]

Great to see Japan is at least still being represented by a company in arguably the biggest motorsport

[@iangithuku3528]

Why is nobody talking about Lance Stroll as a potential stumbling block to the constructers championship. It is the most valuable after all

[@roberthak3695]

What I want to talk is how close Vettel and Lance were, and how far Alonso and Lance are... in terms of performance... lmao... What does that tell or confirms us about Vettel? lmao

[@randar1969]

Why are you assuming Lance is a stumbling block? Sure enough Alonso seems to like this car but has years and years of experience to set the car up to his liking. Look at Lance pre f1 career it is quite good actually. Give him the experience to go for a year or 5-6 and he should get the experience to be more clear to his engineers to set up his car. Don't forget that Max for example has been driving f1 since he was 17 and now is 25. That's 8 years and only last year was his first year you could argue he was better then the rest. These thing cost time especially for drivers that don't jump in a top tier team at the start of their f1 careers.

[@iangithuku3528]

@@roberthak3695 That Vettel was on the decline. Almost Riccardo...esque

[@iangithuku3528]

@@randar1969 One thing Lance lacks that Max had is raw pace. Max showed potential of how fast he was when he was young. The only issue was ironing out the mistakes and aggressiveness. Let's be real. Which other team is going to give a driver who has been beaten 6 out of the 7 seasons he has been in f1. Including a Vettel in decline twice

[@iangithuku3528]

@@randar1969 Lance has had 7yrs in f1. Does he really need more time ??

[@thorstenfinke2751]

i predict 3 to 5 bad years, Honda pulling out and than Aston Martin wins a championship. After this Honda realises it wants to stay and after 2 years they partner with the old williams team (which by the year 203x will have a new name and identity).

[@joshuabeckham2387]

Yuki Tsunoda could be a legit title contender by 2026 or even earlier. In my opinion. Time will tell if that's at Redbull or Aston Martin.

[@djoetma]

No, not good enough. Just look how he did against Gasly last year. De Vries simply isn't that good.

[@Charners]

He could be. In F2 where he belongs 😅

[@soundscape26]

I like Yuki but that's some hype you got there.

[@Moviehubxzy]

​@@Charners you must be a hater. Smh

[@alexmarquez2225]

So what about Sergio Perez ? He has been in the team with the strolls and now with a lot of experience with Honda engine ? 🤔

[@Drrolfski]

Aston Martin is to be powered by Honda. From an F1 sports POV that probably makes sense but for Aston Martin as an automotive brand? If they win on Sunday then what exactly are they selling on Monday?

[@TheSzymam]

That’s only good for our beloved sport!

[@ralphhathaway-coley5460]

Given that Aston have had to fund the work done on the new wind tunnel from their cost cap budget, you can't help but wonder, given the car they produced this year, what they will produce once the new wind tunnel comes online and they can spend the money they used to build the tunnel on the car instead.

[@bobroberts3968]

Lawrence Stroll is a shrewd businessman. I have no doubt Alonzo will bridge the gap to Red Bull by 2028 at the latest. Honestly I'd love it if Alonzo was competitive a lot sooner than that. The battle for the world championship is hit and miss this year. One can only hope Max qualifies badly at more races so we can watch him move up through the field. Shame about Ferrari ruining Charles Leclerc who I did consider the third best driver at the beginning of the season!

[@reggie5]

What about getting involved in tie ups on road cars?

[@stephantinschert6744]

Aston Honda should grab Norris if Alonso decides not to continue... For the second driver they should get someone else. There is no room for a paid driver if you want to go for a world title.

[@yuxiang2806]

Alonso GP2 engine nightmares 😰

[@F_r_a_n_y]

Stroll is a massive sleeper build

[@blackaman88]

Just wondering, is it safe to assume that Honda didn't like Red bulls get down? They're parting ways just to be.... Not gone in the the slightest and with another team. I'm truly starting to think that Red Bull overstepped somewhere and pissed Honda off.

[@blasphemy4333]

Does that mean in the future I could buy Honda powered Aston Martin or Aston Martin powerd by Honda?

[@cedricfranzen8558]

If Aston wants to keep NA V8s and V12s in their cars, I don’t think Honda will be all that interested in the road car side. If Aston was okay with using V6 Hybrids, I think yes, you might be able to. And it would be smart marketing, provided their F1 partnership works well.

[@TheEmpire822]

I’m just saying if I was an F1 driver it would be hard for me to go to Aston Martin and not have any issues, i mean right off the bat I see an issue with lance getting a seat because his dad is chairman of Aston, idk that just seems like an issue waiting to happen and I would try and go to another team before I dealt with that. But I do think Aston’s on the right path, that’s just the one part im not fond of when it comes to Aston.

[@bipolarminddroppings]

I love how Honda were out, then their engine won a couple championships and all of a sudden they scrambled to get back in...

[@into_the_void]

Did i hear Burial playing in the background?

[@lenser.competition]

I'm interested to see how well red bull do when Honda cuts the cord. I feel more comfortable with the Honda/AM partnership than i do with red bull as a stand alone (with ford 💰)

[@mrflyingsourcer3515]

Yuki Tsunoda to replace Alonso once he retires in 2036

[@docmccoy9813]

What better symbiosis than Alpine? Look where they are. Red Bull won a lot as a Renault customer, also. So your point is debatable.

[@edsedseds]

As Will Buxton once said, If You finish the race first, You win the race, so all AM have to do is finish the race first. It is simple as that!

[@SupercarsMabeanie]

🤣

[@pedrodiniz9915]

Aston already has a potential top driver with a contract signed! The reining champion of F2 Felipe Drugovich!

[@markleggett3944]

They need to give him a shot. Lawrence Stroll owes that much to the team; it's not just about Lance and Lawrence.

[@robertcarr4172]

It's just odd having a car manufacturer use another car manufacturers engine

[@Ariespradana13]

2019 Aston Martin Red Bull Racing - Honda 😵

[@LeongGunners]

If I'm not mistaken, even Aston's road car division doesn't manufacture their own engines anymore.

[@Charners]

​@LeongGunners Made in Germany, partners with Merc tech (nowt wrong when it's a lovely V12 of course)

[@sylvatio8872]

Not really Even Toyota use BMW engine for its new Supra

[@Eeraz]

It’s actually quite common even in road Cars. McLaren,Jaguar,Aston,Jeep,Lotus are just a few that have engines provided by their MotherCompany or buy into a production Deal for their Cars.

[@namenotavailable11]

And so many people scoffed at Lawrence Stroll saying a fashion merchant had no business being in auotsports.

[@ericmcmanus5179]

I'm hopeful for another team to Dighton for wins and championships.

[@grayaj23]

I'm excited. I think AM has good bones and a good shot to get it done.

[@Vincentschneider007]

Since Aston is joining forces with Honda, they should setup an Indy car team. Would love to see a Aston green dallara on the track with the 007 number

[@tarksable]

I didn't think Honda actually ever left. Isn't RB Honda but renamed TAG? That's what I thought.

[@bobroberts3968]

TAG was Porsche at one point.

[@connarcomstock161]

Aston is eventually going to have to face the reality that Sir Lancelot isn't good enough for his seat, and move him to a reserve/test role. It sucks because he's the CEO's kid, but them's the bricks. Ideally, I'd like to see Norris in that seat for '26, though there could be a better option come that time.

[@TREK5900cheats]

But why? As long as stroll runs the team he can just do what he wants if he doesn’t care about losing sponsor money. But if Aston is winning races, that shouldn’t be an issue.

[@connarcomstock161]

​@@TREK5900cheats They may be able to get a WDC with Alonso, but they're not gonna get a constructors with Stroll still in his seat. They need them both to reliably score lots of points, like Max and Checo or Hammer and Bottas back in the day. Also two strong drivers makes fighting for wins/WDCs a lot easier than having one really good driver and one solidly mid-field driver.

[@mohammadnashitsiddiqui2168]

​@@connarcomstock161 yup, fighting Max & Checo alone or Lewis & George alone, is a nightmare task especially for an aging Alonso

[@dennisfernandez75]

Maybe AM could tempt Seb back for this project for 2026. He seemed to enjoy his time there and God knows he's got the skills and knowledge to development and championship-contending car.

[@bukwok]

ALONSO : ah!!! world champion engine ! world champion engine !!

[@Roguescienceguy]

Invest in infrastructure, be a worksteam and find a B-team for testing outside the developmentbudget.

[@frontier_etc]

Are there any employees at Aston Martin who have been there since the Jordan Mugen-Honda days?

[@conrad32]

Funny how that two of the previous manufactures that were with redbull are now working together on one team

[@AnonymousCaveman]

I do think honda would give him a chance since they must have known they struggled. If they give him a decent engine, he will praise the hell out of them.

[@mait1995]

What abot Aston Martin roadcars? They’re dependent of Merc Amg engines at the moment.

[@hieuluu2]

Imagined Aston Martin finally winning the Championship, the prestige that will bring to the Aston Martin brand, but they won it with a Honda engine while their road cars are fitted with Mercedes engines.

[@theBboyJoyce]

Im so happy Honda is coming back. But I reckon Alonso can win a championship and call it a career before 2026. So, possible that Alonso and Honda don't actually see each other. AM tends to lean toward veteran drivers and at that point (2026) I wonder which of the current veterans would still be around.