Aston Martin Embarks on F1 Development Journey with Honda Partnership

Aston Martin Executive Chairman Lawrence Stroll said on Tuesday the team is set to embark on a "development journey" as Formula One readies for its biggest technical overhaul in decades. Speaking in Tokyo at an event to launch Aston Martin's partnership with Honda, Stroll said he has high hopes for the team's new power unit but acknowledged ​they would have no idea how it would stack up against their ‍rivals until ⁠they get on track. "We're all sitting here anxiously waiting to ‍get on track and I really don't think we'll have the answer to that question before we get to Melbourne," he said, referring to the first race of the 2026 season.