Tuesday\u2019s fast-paced F1 news includes former Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene taking a dim view of Lewis Hamilton\u2019s \u201cdocuments\u201d as Adrian Newey has \u201cintense exchanges\u201d with Aston Martin engine partner Honda.<\/p>\n
With Honda confirming its unusual F1 2026 engine launch plans, and an extra detail from Lando Norris\u2019s title triumph in Abu Dhabi, here\u2019s today\u2019s roundup\u2026<\/p>\n
Maurizio Arrivabene: Lewis Hamilton\u2019s Ferrari documents a worrying sign<\/p>\n
Maurizio Arrivabene, the former Ferrari team principal, believes Lewis Hamilton\u2019s documents are a sign that his relationship with the team is already \u201cover.\u201d<\/p>\n
And he has drawn an unflattering comparison between Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, describing Vettel\u2019s own attempts to take a hands-on approach at Ferrari as \u201calmost useless.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hamilton announced in July that he has been sending various \u201cdocuments\u201d to Ferrari in order to make a success of his stint with the team.<\/p>\n
Read more:\u00a0\u2018It\u2019s over\u2019 \u2013 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari documents trigger \u2018useless\u2019 Sebastian Vettel comparison<\/a><\/p>\n Adrian Newey has \u2018intense exchanges\u2019 with Honda over Aston Martin AMR26<\/p>\n Koji Watanabe, the president of the Honda Racing Corporation, has revealed that he \u201coften\u201d has a \u201cquite intense exchange\u201d of views with soon-to-be Aston Martin team boss Adrian Newey.<\/p>\n And he says the pair \u201claughed a lot\u201d in their first meeting together at Aston Martin having previously achieved success at Red Bull.<\/p>\n Newey is leading the development of the Aston Martin AMR26, the first car of the team\u2019s partnership with Honda, for next season.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0\u2018Intense\u2019 Adrian Newey \u2018exchanges\u2019 uncovered as Honda issues Aston Martin update<\/a><\/p>\n Honda to hold unusual F1 2026 engine launch event<\/p>\n Honda is to hold a special launch event for its new F1 2026 power unit next month.<\/p>\n The Japanese manufacturer is making a full-time return to Formula 1 next year having officially stepped away at the end of 2021.<\/p>\n An event will be held in Tokyo on January 20, six days before the start of F1\u2019s behind-closed-doors test with the new 2026 cars in Barcelona.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Honda \u2018can\u2019t live without F1\u2019 as 2026 power unit reveal date set<\/a><\/p>\n McLaren left special grid tape message for Lando Norris in Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n McLaren wrote a special motivational message on Lando Norris\u2019s grid tape ahead of the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, it has emerged.<\/p>\n It comes after the FIA handed rivals Red Bull a \u2018significant\u2019 \u20ac50,000 fine \u2013 half of which was suspended \u2013 for an incident ahead of the race start at this year\u2019s United States Grand Prix earlier in F1 2025.<\/p>\n Norris won the F1 2025 world championship in Abu Dhabi, pipping Red Bull driver Max Verstappen to the title by two points.<\/p>\n