The Japanese marque has spent the past six seasons as Red Bull's powertrain partner and has achieved success through Max Verstappen's trio of drivers' titles, but has renewed its efforts for 2026 as Aston Martin becomes its works team.
With its knowledge of developing V6 internal combustion engines for the current rules, Honda has instead elected to pin its primary efforts on nailing down the electrical infrastructure. This changes to a near 50-50 split in ICE and electrical power underpinned by a 350kW MGU-K, while the turbo-mounted MGU-H has been omitted from the new ruleset.
