The Japanese manufacturer will be the engine and other equipment supplier for the British team
The Japanese vehicle manufacturer Honda announced this Wednesday, at a press conference, its rexit to Formula 1 in 2026 as a supplier of engines and other equipment for the Aston Martin team.
The president of the brand, Toshihiro Mibesees the firm’s participation in running sports as “a means of research” for the development of its products.
The president explained, during his speech, that many of the firm’s young engineers “have expressed their desire to accept new challenges” and believes that the company can “gain significant value by participating in F1″.
On the other hand, the owner of Aston Martin, Lawrence Strollassured that “a partnership with Honda is the last piece of the puzzle to position Aston Martin as a top team capable of winning world titles.”
Stroll said that Formula 1 is “in the DNA” of both companies and that it was “a easy decision for us to choose to join forces.”
The Canadian thanked Honda’s board for seeing “the potential” of his alliance with Aston Martin, and praised the “enduring and impressive” track record of the Japanese company in F1: six drivers, six constructors’ titles and 89 victories.
Honda in Formula 1
The Japanese manufacturer first participated in Formula 1 in 1964, shortly after putting their first vehicles on the market.
The company made its first outing from the category in 1968 and, after a hiatus, returned in 1983 as a supplier, During the following decade, from motors to teams like Williams and McLaren, together with which he would leave an important mark in the competition.
The bursting of the financial bubble in Japan led Honda to withdraw from Formula 1 again in 1992. However, it would rejoin the sport in 2000 as a squire, until the financial crisis unleashed by the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, in 2008, made the company rethink its activities.
In 2015 he returned to the front line of the competition as engine supplier for McLarenand four years later it will begin its alliance with Red Bull, for which it continues to provide technical assistance despite its departure as a technology provider in 2021.
That was “a painful but necessary decision“which” has generated the desired effect within the company”, explained Mibe, who hopes that Honda’s return to racing can respond “to the encouragement and expectations of the fans more than ever”.
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