Honda forgets the past with Alonso: “We will not raise any objection”

This morning Aston Martin and Honda made their alliance official in the 2026 season, when there was a change in regulations in Formula 1. If Alonso continues to be part of the British team, he will face his worst nightmare at the Great Circus after his years in the project. McLaren-Honda.

What was going to be a project that would recall the best days of the British team, ended up being a test full of abandonments and disappointing races for Fernando. Only radios like the famous ‘GP2 Engine’ from Japan 2015 are remembered since then. The level of exhaustion made the Asturian decide to leave Formula 1 for a season.

Despite those three years, between 2015 and 2017, full of darkness, the future for Honda is more optimistic and the possibility of meeting Alonso again is not an obstacle. “The past is past,” he commented Toshiro Mibe, the Japanese CEO. Beside you, Koji Watanabe, The CEO of HRC (Honda Racing Company) gave more details: “The choice of drivers is something that the team has to decide. So if the team decides that Alonso is the driver again, we will not have any objection to any kind of pilot. . He is a genius. We deeply respect him.”

The CEO of the group Aston Martin, Martin Withmarsh, speaking of wonders in the new agreement with the Japanese. The titles they achieved with Red Bull in the last two seasons give them hope for their future together: “Unless we beat them this year, they will win again. So they are a great partner for us and I think that Alonso understands this”

Fernando Alonso continues to maintain the hunger to be the best and proof of this is a great start to those Silverstone almost 42 years old. However, his contract keeps him tied until 2024 and it is not certain that he will continue beyond that date. It all depends on the struggles in which he is involved.