What we’ve learned about Aston Martin and Honda changes

Honda has made hardware changes to its Formula 1 engine that will be introduced alongside Aston Martin car improvements at the Miami Grand Prix.The new works partnership has had a troubled start to 2026 with Aston Martin’s cars stuck at the back of the grid – and sometimes the outright slowest – in the first three rounds, and Honda has borne the brunt of the scrutiny for the problems as severe vibrations have caused driver discomfort and battery reliability issues.Short-term countermeasures gradually mitigated the worst of the troubles, which at least allowed Fernando Alonso to finish a lapped 18th at the previous race in Japan – Aston Martin-Honda’s first classified finish of the season.A longer gap between then and this weekend’s race in Miami, …