Honda’s fiasco with Aston Martin in F1 has consequences: change of project manager
The project of Sling With the new regulations it is a total fiasco to date. As much as you want to ask for patience, Aston Martin’s power deficit compared to the competition is too big a burden for Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll. They cannot compete head to head against almost any team. only with cadillac and Williams and to not finish last in the race. “It’s 37km/h on the straight,” explained Alonso about what he lost on the short straights at Madring this weekend.
Aston Martin’s surprise with Honda already came last November, when Two months before the start of the preseason, the Silverstone team bosses visited the Sakura factory and saw that all the staff dedicated to the project had not been in the Red Bull era and had no experience. with the Great Circus. As it could not be otherwise, the drama was translated onto the court.
The Japanese power unit had neither power nor reliability. In Zandvoort they debuted a new engine to try to improve the situation. Something has been improved but the gap with respect to the rest of the manufacturers is so stark that there is still too much to do. And yes, in the end the important decisions came with changes in the structure of Honda.
The Japanese motorcyclist reported that As of October 1, the head of development of the F1 project changes. Yoichiro Fukao will take over the position held until now by Tetsushi Kakuda. Fukao was the deputy leader until now, in addition to being responsible for the software department. In two weeks, you will be promoted.
Only Alonso’s three points allow Aston Martin to surpass Cadillac in the constructors’ championship when the British structure’s intention was to take advantage of the change in regulations to dream big. Thus, this modification in the Honda structure responds to the idea of accelerating development and preparing in the best way for 2027, the second year with this new regulation
