“Aston Martin builds a team to win in Formula 1. It’s one more step forward. We share the same determination and ambition to win with Honda. I’m very confident that we can have a very performing engine,” said Martin Whitmarsh, CEO of Aston Martin Performance, in a virtual meeting with the press.
“One of the main reasons that leads us to accept this challenge in Formula 1 is that the premier class of motorsport aspires to carbon neutrality, a path that Honda also wants to follow. This collaboration will allow us to facilitate the development of our electrical technologies “, stressed in a statement Toshihiro Mibe, president of Honda.
Aston Martin, which is having a great start to the season with second place in the overall manufacturers’ standings thanks in large part to its veteran driver Fernando Alonso, is currently powered by Mercedes.
Honda, which officially left F1 at the end of the 2021 season, continues to be present in the discipline with an agreement that ends in 2025, providing technical assistance in the development of the engines of the Red Bull and Alpha Tauri teams.
“This is great news for F1. This shows that our sport and our growth attract big brands with a lot of potential and that our decision to introduce sustainable fuels is the right approach,” said F1 skipper Stefano Domenicali.