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Honda ‘working against the clock’ on urgent updates for Miami GP
Honda has largely been blamed for Aston Martin’s troubled start to the 2026 Formula 1 season.
Honda has stated it is working “around the clock” to find fixes for its wretched start to the Formula 1 season with Aston Martin ahead of the Miami Grand Prix.
Aston Martin has dropped down the order in 2026 to become a backmarker team, often competing only with new outfit Cadillac at the foot of the order.
While the reasons behind Aston Martin’s performance have not solely been blamed on Honda, a large percentage has, with severe vibrations from the power unit causing reliability issues and even resulting in health risks to drivers Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso.
The unexpected April break has allowed teams to make significant upgrades, with Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur musing that the Miami Grand Prix could be the start of ‘a new championship’ given the scale of progress expected.
For Honda and Aston Martin, this is an opportunity they are all too aware cannot be passed up.
In a social media clip, Honda’s trackside general manager and chief engineer, Shintaro Orihara, said: “As you know, the Bahrain Grand Prix and Saudi Arabian Grand Prix were postponed, but that doesn’t mean that the work has stopped.
“After the Japanese Grand Prix, Aston Martin Aramco Formula 1 Team members and Honda Racing Corporation have been working together at HRC Research and Development Centre in Sakura, about three hours from Tokyo.
“We have been working against the clock to enhance our countermeasures and the work will keep continuing as we approach the next F1 race in Miami.
“We know that things will take time, but we will keep working hard together.”
Aston Martin is currently rooted to the foot of the constructors’ table with Alonso’s 18th-place finish in Japan, the team’s only classified result. The team finds itself behind Cadillac, the only other team without a point, based on non-scoring outcomes, with Valtteri Bottas finishing 13th in China.
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Honda has largely been blamed for Aston Martin’s troubled start to the 2026 Formula 1 season.
Honda has stated it is working “around the clock” to find fixes for its wretched start to the Formula 1 season with Aston Martin ahead of the Miami Grand Prix.
Aston Martin has dropped down the order in 2026 to become a backmarker team, often competing only with new outfit Cadillac at the foot of the order.
While the reasons behind Aston Martin’s performance have not solely been blamed on Honda, a large percentage has, with severe vibrations from the power unit causing reliability issues and even resulting in health risks to drivers Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso.
The unexpected April break has allowed teams to make significant upgrades, with Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur musing that the Miami Grand Prix could be the start of ‘a new championship’ given the scale of progress expected.
For Honda and Aston Martin, this is an opportunity they are all too aware cannot be passed up.
In a social media clip, Honda’s trackside general manager and chief engineer, Shintaro Orihara, said: “As you know, the Bahrain Grand Prix and Saudi Arabian Grand Prix were postponed, but that doesn’t mean that the work has stopped.
“After the Japanese Grand Prix, Aston Martin Aramco Formula 1 Team members and Honda Racing Corporation have been working together at HRC Research and Development Centre in Sakura, about three hours from Tokyo.
“We have been working against the clock to enhance our countermeasures and the work will keep continuing as we approach the next F1 race in Miami.
“We know that things will take time, but we will keep working hard together.”
Aston Martin is currently rooted to the foot of the constructors’ table with Alonso’s 18th-place finish in Japan, the team’s only classified result. The team finds itself behind Cadillac, the only other team without a point, based on non-scoring outcomes, with Valtteri Bottas finishing 13th in China.
Honda has stated it is working “around the clock” to find fixes for its wretched start to the Formula 1 season with Aston Martin ahead of the Miami Grand Prix.
Aston Martin has dropped down the order in 2026 to become a backmarker team, often competing only with new outfit Cadillac at the foot of the order.
While the reasons behind Aston Martin’s performance have not solely been blamed on Honda, a large percentage has, with severe vibrations from the power unit causing reliability issues and even resulting in health risks to drivers Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso.
The unexpected April break has allowed teams to make significant upgrades, with Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur musing that the Miami Grand Prix could be the start of ‘a new championship’ given the scale of progress expected.
For Honda and Aston Martin, this is an opportunity they are all too aware cannot be passed up.
In a social media clip, Honda’s trackside general manager and chief engineer, Shintaro Orihara, said: “As you know, the Bahrain Grand Prix and Saudi Arabian Grand Prix were postponed, but that doesn’t mean that the work has stopped.
“After the Japanese Grand Prix, Aston Martin Aramco Formula 1 Team members and Honda Racing Corporation have been working together at HRC Research and Development Centre in Sakura, about three hours from Tokyo.
“We have been working against the clock to enhance our countermeasures and the work will keep continuing as we approach the next F1 race in Miami.
“We know that things will take time, but we will keep working hard together.”
Aston Martin is currently rooted to the foot of the constructors’ table with Alonso’s 18th-place finish in Japan, the team’s only classified result. The team finds itself behind Cadillac, the only other team without a point, based on non-scoring outcomes, with Valtteri Bottas finishing 13th in China.
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