Honda has shared a primary glimpse of its 2026 System 1 energy unit, which will likely be used completely by Aston Martin.
Taking to social media, the Japanese producer shared a close-up shot in addition to a brief video displaying the silhouette of the ability unit.
Followers have been fast to share their pleasure concerning the group’s upcoming F1 season. “Make Fernando and me completely satisfied this yr. I simply desire a aggressive automotive that may permit Alonso to at the very least get some podium finishes,” one fan commented, whereas one other added: “No manufacturing facility on this planet like Honda. Bear in mind this firm with a number of success in each automotive and bike racing. The head of each automobiles and bikes. System 1 and MotoGP world champions is Honda legacy. I am all the time [going to] consider in Honda.”
Honda will unveil the 2026 energy unit throughout an occasion on 20 January, forward of Aston Martin’s launch on 9 February.
The 2026 F1 rules introduce a 50:50 break up between inner combustion and electrical energy. Speaking to Aston Martin about how this may influence the automobiles, Honda Racing Company president Koji Watanabe defined: “Transferring to a PU with a 50:50 break up means now we have to enhance the effectivity of how we generate and retailer extra electrical power – however we even have to find out the place and the way a lot of it’s used. This is not new: the present energy items require cautious administration of the place power is recovered and the place it’s deployed across the circuit – however it turns into extra essential in 2026.
“The patterns of power use differ from nook to nook, and a single circuit may need 1000’s of power use patterns. We’ve got developed software program in-house at HRC to handle greater than 20,000 parameters of knowledge stream coming from the ability unit to outline the perfect energy-use patterns.
“This isn’t the form of work that gathers a number of consideration publicly. However, in trendy F1, the place observe testing alternatives are restricted, the digital applied sciences and simulations we’re growing are critically necessary – significantly so for 2026, the place the rise in electrical power makes the administration of power restoration and power deployment extra complicated. It is a vital technical problem; in the intervening time, it is maybe the most vital of the venture.”
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