Six key things the new Aston Martin-Honda F1 project must do

Red Bull’s set an ominous benchmark while McLaren demonstrated how to get it badly wrong - so now Aston Martin’s Honda partnership is a done deal for 2026, what does it need to do to be able to win? Just as we predicted recently, Aston Martin and Honda have struck a deal to join forces for F1’s next set of engine rules. But getting the car, engine and drivers in place to make this a legitimate championship challenger is going to take up all the available time between now and 2026. So here are six key factors that will determine whether they can succeed. 00:00 Intro 00:31 Avoid a culture clash 02:07 Maximise the works team potential 03:49 Replace the Mercedes support 05:11 Set up the engine situation correctly 07:13 Another crucial partner 08:29 Get proper drivers Published: 2023-05-24
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