{"id":888304,"date":"2026-01-27T23:18:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T05:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/27\/honda-shares-first-glimpse-of-aston-martins-2026-f1-power-unit-ahead-of-january-reveal\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T23:18:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T05:18:59","slug":"honda-shares-first-glimpse-of-aston-martins-2026-f1-power-unit-ahead-of-january-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/27\/honda-shares-first-glimpse-of-aston-martins-2026-f1-power-unit-ahead-of-january-reveal\/","title":{"rendered":"Honda shares first glimpse of Aston Martin&#8217;s 2026 F1 power unit ahead of January reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-position=\"embed\" data-series=\"f1\" data-autoplay=\"0\" data-mute=\"0\">\n<p>Honda has shared a first glimpse of its 2026 Formula 1 power unit, which will be used exclusively by Aston Martin.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to social media, the Japanese manufacturer shared a close-up shot as well as a short video showing the silhouette of the power unit.<\/p>\n<p>Fans were quick to share their excitement about the team&#8217;s upcoming F1 season. &#8220;Make Fernando and me happy this year. I just want a competitive car that will allow Alonso to at least get some podium finishes,&#8221; one fan commented, while another added: &#8220;No factory in the world like Honda. Remember this company with a lot of success in both car and motorcycle racing. The pinnacle of both cars and motorcycles. Formula 1 and MotoGP world champions is Honda legacy. I&#8217;m always [going to] believe in Honda.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Honda will unveil the 2026 power unit during an event on 20 January, ahead of Aston Martin&#8217;s launch on 9 February.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 F1 regulations introduce a 50:50 split between internal combustion and electric power. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astonmartinf1.com\/en-GB\/news\/feature\/koji-watanabe-undercut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Speaking to Aston Martin<\/a> about how this will impact the cars, Honda Racing Corporation president Koji Watanabe explained:\u00a0&#8220;Moving to a PU with a 50:50 split means we have to improve the efficiency of how we generate and store more electrical energy \u2013 but we also have to determine where and how much of it is used. This isn&#8217;t new: the current power units require careful management of where energy is recovered and where it is deployed around the circuit \u2013 but it becomes more critical in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The patterns of energy use differ from corner to corner, and a single circuit might have thousands of energy use patterns. We have developed software in-house at HRC to manage more than 20,000 parameters of data stream coming from the power unit to define the best energy-use patterns.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is not the sort of work that gathers a lot of attention publicly. But, in modern F1, where track testing opportunities are limited, the digital technologies and simulations we are developing are critically important \u2013\u00a0particularly so for 2026, where the increase in electrical energy makes the management of energy recovery and energy deployment more complex. 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Taking to social media, the Japanese manufacturer shared a close-up shot as well as a short video showing the silhouette of the power unit. 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