Honda has started background development work to improve its underpowered Formula 1 engine while prioritising early reliability fixes, but bringing a meaningful performance upgrade is not a “short-term” job.Aston Martin and Honda’s works partnership has had a terrible start to 2026 with just one classified finish for one car across the opening three races and a humbling home grand prix for Honda in Japan where the team was the slowest of all in qualifying.Honda’s engine is underpowered and barely becoming reliable which, combined with Aston Martin’s own struggles on the chassis side, has left the new collaboration falling well short of its lofty expectations and potential early on.The exact Honda deficit is unknown as not only is Honda’s internal combustion engine power out …
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Author: Scott Mitchell-Malm
