Honda is likely to make its return to F1 as Aston Martin's engine partner.

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Honda is likely to make its return to F1 as Aston Martin's engine partner.

Japanese manufacturer Honda is all set to make its return to Formulae 1 in 2026 as an engine partner for the Aston Martin team.

Honda left F1 at the end of 2021, after a seven-year stay in the sport that culminated in a drivers' World Championship victory through Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

Alonso and the engine maker had a nasty split in 2015 when the Spaniard was highly critical of Honda’s F1 efforts. He drives for Aston Martin now, and the team announced on Wednesday in Tokyo that it will have a works partnership with Honda beginning with the 2026 season.

Honda was lured back into a more prominent engine role in F1 with the upcoming new regulations, which are part of F1′s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2030. The engines beginning in 2026 will have an engine/electric motor maximum power output ratio of 50/50 and use 100% sustainable fuel.

Meanwhile, Ford has revealed it plans to return to F1 in 2026 under the new regulations with Red Bull, while General Motors under its Cadillac banner wants in if Michael Andretti is granted a team.