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Has Honda ruined Alonso’s final F1 masterplan?

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Has Honda ruined Alonso’s final F1 masterplan?

The Race F1 Podcast›
Feb 25, 202651:48

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The combination of Fernando Alonso, Adrian Newey and works Honda engines was meant to be the stuff of dreams for Aston Martin, but in testing the combination looked in big trouble and facing an extremely tough start to 2026 at the very least. So has Alonso's last chance to win again in F1 already slipped away, and if so what does that mean for the 44-year-old's future?


Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm and Jon Noble to discuss the prospects of the Spaniard and his Aston Martin team, including where things have gone wrong, how much Honda are to blame, and what the recovery plan might look like.


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February 25, 2026.
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