Honda have confirmed they will have a say in Aston Martin’s F1 driver line ups from 2026.

The Japanese manufacturer will join forces with Aston Marti💛n in 2026 as their engine par🍃tner.

Honda have worked with Red Bull since 2019, playing an integral role in 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen’s four title triumphs.

They will now work with Aston Martin, who look t🍰o become a world championship-winning team in the coming years.

Aston M𓄧artin have invested heavily with Lawrence Strℱoll at the helm.

They’ve upgraded their headquarters at Silverstone, while Adrian Newey spearheads their🤡 design team.

Regarding drivers,168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Fernando Alonso and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lance Stroll are contracted until the end of next year.

, Honda president Koji Watanabe confirmed they will have some influence on drivers at Aston Martin.

“The number of se🤪ats will be reduced. However, as for us, we will continue to voice our opinions as Honda in deciding the🐼 drivers for 2026 and beyond,” Watanabe said.

“Obviously the team has the final sඣay in deciding which drivers join the team but the situation will be the same [a🍃s at Red Bull] where we will have our say.”

Speaking🍸 of Newey, he added: “It is an honour to work together again with Newey at Aston Martin. We will work together to create a competitive F1 car.”

Honda’s stance on V10s unchanged

One m𝓡ajor talking po𒀰int in the F1 paddock is a potential return to V10 engines.

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem pu༺t forward the idea.

Ben Sulayem suggested that F1 should return to louder engines in the future, run on sustainabl⛦e fuel💝s.

Watanabe explained that Honda’s decision to return to F1 was influenced by the electrical hybrid element of theꩲ power unit rules.

“Our stance h𝔍asn’t changed,” Watanabe said. “Electric is important to us and that is the reason why we continue to join.”