Method 1 continues to create weird bedfellows, with the information that Honda and Aston Martin are going right into a dalliance in 2026… presumably with out Fernando Alonso, who has been persona non grata with the Japanese agency since they fell out of affection in the course of the McLaren-Honda debacle a number of years again.

It’s a weird mismatch of manufacturers, a bit like a duchess marrying a coal miner, however wants should. Aston Martin wants an engine provider of its personal, however can not afford to do its personal factor, and Honda wants a staff that will probably be vaguely aggressive with which it hasn’t beforehand fallen out…

The staff will probably be known as an Aston Martin Aramco Honda. Such an alliance ought to make staff boss Lawrence Stroll wince, as a model skilled from the style world, as a result of it’s not dissimilar to Louis Vuitton promoting its suitcases in Walmart, however I assume it proves that the model just isn’t actually what issues however moderately the entire level of the F1 programme is make Lance Stroll right into a World Champion.

The Aston Martin model, for all we all know, could possibly be owned by Geely by 2026, though the racing staff has a licence to make use of the identify and a stipend from the automotive firm for a few years to come back…

Who is aware of, maybe the 2026 Honda Civic will probably be branded because the Honda Aston?