Honda have publicly identified Yuki Tsunoda as a potential replacement for Fernando Alonso when their collaboration with Aston Martin begins.
The Japanese carmaker plans to stick around in F1 beyond the end of their current partnership with Red Bull. That association will end once and for all in 2025, with the defending champions preparing for a new collaboration with the Ford Motor Company.
Honda had already left F1 once before quietly slipping back in and has now made up its mind to stay permanently. It signed up for the new engine regulations, set to come into force in 2026, and sounded out potential clients for the power units it will create.