The change of regulations that Formula 1 will present in 2026 has attracted various notices. Honda, which now powers the Red Bull, until recently had no team to supply the power units in 2026, but, after receiving several offers, they finally opted for Aston Martin to win the championship of the most intense passion.
In 2020, the Japanese manufacturer announced that it will leave the first class at the end of 2021, although in recall it will keep its supply of Red Bull until the end of 2025. While Ford will partner to complete its production. For power units, Honda will join forces with Aston Martin, which is at the peak of performance.
Max Verstappen, during the course of the Monaco GP, admitted that this movement is a “stick” for drinking energy, while Honda’s “Great Tour” was not always like this at the end.
“I think it’s a bit unfortunate for us how this all happened, because they said it was released a few years ago, and then Red Bull set up their engine division, and then at one point they say they’re going to go.” to continue,” he said in a statement published by Motorsport.com.
“Unfortunately, as we were already in the process of building a complete engine and we can no longer work. It’s a shame, I say. We’ve always had a good relationship with them, but it’s a shame to see them go to Aston Martin, we’re also excited from our side to see what happens together with Ford in 2026. It will happen, however, at Aston Martin. They will have a really good big engine, we all know, he said.
The two-time world champion indicated that he was sad to see them make the leap to another team. But he is happy because at the end of the day he will be working in the same place in the same week. It must be held that Honda, with many good and bad moments, is a historic manufacturer in Formula 1 that has given McLaren, Williams and Red Bull many successes.
“I love working with them, we’ve been very good already, so of course I’ll be sad to see some of them in place, but we’ve already been waiting for that, okay? They said they’ll be back, so we’ll be already. He had a kind of goodbye “But hey, that’s what it is. I mean, of course I’m happy for the Honda people that they’re staying in Formula 1, but I’m sad to see them go.”
