Honda F1 2026 Feature
In 2026, Honda will compete in Formula One alongside the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One™ Team as a factory team. As the sport enters a new era of electrification, Formula One serves as a proving ground to refine both technology and people at the highest level of competition.
This feature highlights the passion behind Honda’s decision, the history of Honda F1, and the basics of Formula One.
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Honda StoriesHonda’s New Chapter in F1: Taking on the Challenge of Transformation as a Factory Team in 2026MotorsportsIn 2026, Honda will compete in F1 together with the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One™ Team by supplying the power unit as a factory works partner. This decision represents Honda’s choice to refine its technologies and nurture its people on the world’s most demanding motorsport stage—connecting today’s challenges to the next era. On January 20, 2026, Honda held a press...
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MotorsportsA Message fro HRC President Koji WatanabeMotorsportsThe 2026 season will mark a major turning point for Formula 1 as a whole. For Honda, it will also be the start of a new challenge. Honda brought its Formula 1 activities to a close at the end of the 2021 season, and now, at a moment when F1 is being fundamentally reshaped by new regulations, returns to the sport to begin supplying power units to the Aston Martin Aramco...
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MotorsportsHRC LPL Tetsushi Kakuda Discusses Key Points of the New Power Unit Regulations and the Development Focus of Honda’s PUMotorsportsFrom the perspective of a development engineer, what do you see as the main challenges and key points of the power units from 2026 onward? “In terms of difficulty—honestly, everything. Other than the basic architecture of a V6 turbo internal combustion engine (ICE), everything is new, so it was essentially a complete reset. The basic structure, such as engine mounting distances...
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MotorsportsFormula One: The Pinnacle of Global MotorsportMotorsportsFormula 1 events are known as Grands Prix. The term Grand Prix originates from French and means “grand prize” or “highest award.” The first French Grand Prix was held in 1906, after which the name came to be associated with the highest level of automobile racing. A Formula 1 Grand Prix is organized through the respective roles of three parties: the Fédération Internationale de...
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MotorsportsInside the Grand Prix: How a Formula One Event WorksMotorsportsFormula 1 events are known as Grands Prix. The term Grand Prix originates from French and means “grand prize” or “highest award.” The first French Grand Prix was held in 1906, after which the name came to be associated with the highest level of automobile racing. A Formula 1 Grand Prix is organized through the respective roles of three parties: the Fédération Internationale de...
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MotorsportsRace Day Decoded: The Core Format of Formula OneMotorsportsIn 2026, Honda will compete in Formula 1 together with the Aston Martin Formula One® Team (AMAF1). This decision represents Honda’s choice to refine its technologies and nurture its people on the world’s most demanding motorsport stage—connecting today’s challenges to the next era. On January 20, 2026, Honda held a press conference in Tokyo, where President Toshihiro Mibe spoke about the company’s determination and the true intent behind taking on Formula 1 at a time when the sport is accelerating toward
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MotorsportsHonda and Formula One: A Legacy of Relentless ChallengeMotorsportsHonda’s history in Formula 1 dates back to 1964. At a New Year press conference, company founder Soichiro Honda announced, “Honda will make its Formula 1 debut at this year’s Monaco Grand Prix.” At the time, few people in Japan were aware that Formula 1 represented the highest level of four-wheel racing, and the announcement attracted limited public attention. Nevertheless, it ...