When Adrian Newey appeared at the FIA press conference in Melbourne on Friday, it was already clear that Aston Martin would face an extremely difficult start to the Formula 1 season and that the problems at Honda were numerous. The team principal shared more details than during winter testing – most notably by revealing that the Japanese manufacturer had only two batteries left for the first race weekend of 2026 – although the most revealing remark concerned something else.
It was not directly about the power unit itself or the Australian Grand Prix, but about the overall state of Honda’s F1 project. By now, it is widely known that the project looks completely different compared to the successful years with Red Bull, something Newey confirmed publicly on Friday.
