Fernando Alonso reveals major Honda F1 move after 'hard lessons'

Fernando Alonso has said that Honda is developing a "completely new project" for 2027 after its poor first season back in F1.

The expectations for Aston Martin-Honda were high coming into 2026, with the first Adrian Newey-designed chassis, but problems on both the chassis and power unit side have wrecked the season. 

The best result has been Alonso's eighth place in the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia with eighth place, with Lance Stroll yet to get on the points board. 

The Honda power unit has struggled with severe vibrations, turbo lag, and drivability concerns, with ADUO upgrades not able to immediately rectify the issues. 

Speaking after a double DNF in the Mexico City Grand Prix weekend, Alonso declared that he has faith in the project for 2027 owing to the "completely new engine" currently in development. 

"We are all together on this, but it has been a very, very tough first season for the team, and days like [Sunday] are hard lessons that we are learning," Alonso told media, including RacingNews365.

"I think the whole power unit department is aware of the problems and issues, and [there is] a completely new engine next year currently testing on the dyno, so I have faith and I have trust in next year because it is a completely new project.

"The car is really going in the right direction on the chassis side, and obviously it is difficult to say in moments like this, but we all have high hopes for next year, and we still believe that we can fix a lot of the things."