Honda working to bring a new engine to the Netherlands, Orihara: “It’s our goal”

Aston Martin: the real disaster This year’s world championship got off to the worst possible start for Aston Martin, and the situation has not improved in any way as the events have progressed. Despite major pre-season investments and the arrival of Adrian Newey in the team, as well as the presence of two-time world champion Fernando Alonso, the team only achieved one point thanks to the Spaniard’s 10th place in Monaco. A failure, so far, both for the Silverstone manufacturer and for Honda, which supplies its own power unit. The date to be circled in the calendar Yet, the projects of the Japanese manufacturer and the British team would seem aimed at making progress starting from this summer, in particular from two specific weekends: Aston Martin, in fact, is working on carrying out important aerodynamic updates for the Hungarian Grand Prix, while Honda seems determined to make significant progress for the Dutch Grand Prix, scheduled for 23 August. The real confirmation More than an indiscretion, it is a confirmation coming from Shintaro Orihara, Head of Honda Engineering: “Our goal is for it to arrive at the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort – he declared referring to the update in an interview with Mundo Deportivo – I was expecting this question. Yes, I kept saying ‘in the summer’, an answer that might seem banal. So I would say that our attention is focused on Holland. That’s why we are working hard to complete our to-do list and bring the new power unit to the Netherlands. This is our goal.” “We are focusing exclusively on the internal part – he continued, going into more detail about the operations – let’s say that our main objective is to improve the performance of the engine. So we are working on the shape of the combustion chamber. We have also modified the pre-chamber. Furthermore, we will change the shape of the combustion chamber to improve the combustion efficiency. We are also working to reduce friction by modifying the lubrication system. This is what we are working on. And, of course, also to improve reliability, because if we increase performance, we have to increase reliability. So We still have a long list of things to do. But we’re working hard to bring it all to the Netherlands. We’re going to make a big step forward, but we’re going to change some pretty big parts.”

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2026-07-02 12:48:00