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Honda Announces Partnership with Formula One Team Aston Martin

As F1 pushes for carbon neutrality, Aston Martin will partner with Honda for engines, the companies announced, replacing current manufacturer Mercedes in 2026.

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11 months ago

May 24, 2023

Ed Odeven

From left, Honda Motor CEO Toshihiro Mibe, Honda Racing Corporation President Koji Watanabe, Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team chairman Lawrence Stroll and Aston Martin Performance Technologies group CEO Martin Whitmarsh pose for a photograph during a news conference in Tokyo on May 24. (Issei Kato/REUTERS)

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Honda Racing Corporation is returning to Formula One as the power unit supplier for the Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Team in 2026, it was announced on Wednesday, May 24.

F1 is striving to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. And Honda's new partnership with Aston Martin will begin in the year in which F1 will begin implementing its new rules.

Honda explained how this transition will take place in 2026. "In pursuit of its goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2030, starting from the 2026 season, F1 will implement new regulations with an engine/electric motor maximum power output ratio of 50/50." (Read the news release.)

Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe emphasized that the company is committed to sustainability.

As a result, teaming up with Aston Martin is a good fit for the automobile manufacturer, he said.

"Honda is a company that has a history of growing by taking on challenges and winning world-class races," Mibe said. "With the new 2026 regulations, the key for winning will be a compact, lightweight, and high-power electric motor with a high-performance battery capable of handling high and swift power output, as well as the energy management technology."

History of Success in Formula One

Honda's long affiliation with F1 began in 1964. As a successful engine builder, Honda's cars won a total of six constructor championships in the 1980s and '90s. In addition, Honda-powered cars won six driver championships, the first in 1987 and the most recent (with Red Bull) in 2021.

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