Honda open the door for Max Verstappen to be Fernando Alonso’s successor
Could Max Verstappen be Fernando Alonso's succe♍ssor at Aston Martin?
Honda have opened the door for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen to join Aston Martin - the F1 teཧam t𒆙hey will supply with engines from 2026 - in the future.
The Japanese manufacturer have been Red Bull’s power unit suppl🐻ier sin✃ce 2019, with the partnership enjoying unprecedented levels of success.
Honda’s ability to provide a competitive power unit has been a big part in Red Bull’s title successes, particularly in 2021 against 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton.
The Red Bull-Honda partnership has culminated in three world titles for Verstaᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚppen - with two more triumphs in 2024 and 2025 very likely.
Honda decided to quit F1 ahead of the 2021 season, just before Verstappen’s🐽 maiden t❀itle success.
However, the new engine rule set in 2026 has attracted H൲onda back to the sport with Aston Martin.
Aston Martin appear to have their driver line-up locked down with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso signing a new multi-year deal, while 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lance Stroll is likely to stay for as long as he wants.
."It is a very good relationship. We trust each other and🍨 also the Honda workers love Max. We are proud to work together with Max, so we will mi🌼ss him in the future.
"But we still have two years together and we promise to do our best to win another world championship toge♋ther with Max and Red Bull.
"He is so important. He is the number one Formula 1 driver now. Of course, the team ൩management is important and the machinery is important as well, but the combination is crucial and one im🐷portant piece of that is Max."
After three miserable years with McLaren, Honda power returne♏d to the podium at the 2019✤ Australian Grand Prix.
Verstappen th🀅en ♋claimed Honda’s first win in well over a decade at the Austrian Grand Prix later that year.
Wata♍nabe explained why he has fond memories of that race at the Red Bull Ring.
"My bi🌊ggest memory is him pointing at the Hond𒊎a logo on the podium in Austria at the Red Bull Ring," Watanabe added.
"I was there, that was a very special moment for me. I was standiꦕng under the podium🐻 and that day was so special.
"He always thinks about ꦬHonda and says ‘thank you, Honda’ a lot. He expresses his thoughts to the outside world about Honda, which is also important for all the people working for Honda."
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