It is a fact that Fernando Alonso He doesn’t have very good memories with the Honda engine. His stage in McLaren was an ordealand the Aston Martin’s new alliance with the Japanese supplier sow uncertainty.
The president of Honda Racing Corporation, koji watanabe, highlights that the decisions that influence the drivers are a sole and exclusive decision of Aston Martin: “The selection of drivers is something that the team has to decide“.
“So if the team decides that Alonso will be the driver again, we will not have any objection whatsoever to him driving,” said Koji Watanabe. “He is a genius. We respect him deeply.“, he added.
Despite everything, in the presentation, asked about a possible Japanese driver for 2026… and from there all the rumors went off.
Tsunoda, the candidate to sign for Aston Martin
Watanabe I emphasize that Tsunoda is “originally from our school” and in “Formula 1 he is doing very well“so glad you are”see him succeed.” The Alpha Tauri rider is being one of the sensations at the start of the 2023 season, and in 2026 the option for Tsunoda to change scenery is open.
Despite everything, that will be in the future and Fernando Alonso only thinks about winning the 33 in Monaco. “We still have three years left… I don’t think this is the time to talk about this,” stressed the HRC leader.
The Japanese motorcyclist contemplates the idea that Tsunoda “becomes a candidate, although it is up to the team to make the final decision.”
Aston Martin praises Tsunoda
Aston Martin CEO Performance Technologies, Martin Whitmarsh, He also praised the Japanese pilot. “He’s making a big impression this year“, he expressed.
“He is still very young, but relatively experienced. I think he has progressed a lot, it’s tremendously exciting,” said the president of the green team.
