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Honda ‘Plan B' offers hope for Aston Martin

Feb.20 Aston Martin's disastrous 2026 pre-season has descended further into frustration as Bahrain nears its end – though faint signs of hope are emerging behind the scenes. Every day of testing has been punctuated by setbacks, with the new Honda power unit widely regarded in the paddock as the team's main Achilles heel under the 2026 regulations. Team ambassador Pedro de la Rosa admitted it had been another difficult session. 'It has been a difficult day, especially because we had a very ambitious training plan with many things that we had left untested,' he told DAZN. 'In the end, it was a problem with the power unit. They're still investigating what happened; it's part of the...
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