{"id":833823,"date":"2026-07-29T14:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T14:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/833823\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T14:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T14:29:14","slug":"first-look-aston-martin-debuts-upgraded-honda-engine-at-hungaroring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/833823\/","title":{"rendered":"First look: Aston Martin debuts upgraded Honda engine at Hungaroring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hot off the heels of the Aston Martin<\/a> AMR26 B-spec debuting, the upgraded Honda engine has roared into life on the track.<\/p>\n

Footage has emerged of the Aston Martin<\/a> machine, with its new Honda power unit, in action the Hungaroring following last weekend\u2019s Hungarian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

Aston Martin runs with new Honda engine at Hungaroring<\/p>\n

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After a nightmare start to F1 2026, and the Aston Martin-Honda alliance, the Hungarian Grand Prix marked a turning point.<\/p>\n

The new AMR26, with its 16-part upgrade, hit the track and instantly entered the midfield fight.<\/p>\n

Fernando Alonso made it through to Q2. Come Grand Prix Sunday, Lance Stroll secured a P13 finish, one place up the road from Alonso.<\/p>\n

That was just stage one. Next, it is the turn of the upgraded Honda engine.<\/p>\n

PlanetF1.com broke the news<\/a> last week that Honda\u2019s revised engine was to debut in the back of B-spec Aston Martin at the Hungaroring. That would be as part of a filming day following the Hungarian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

Wednesday was the day, and social media is abuzz amid the first sighting of this upgraded Aston Martin-Honda combo in action.<\/p>\n

Aston Martin przy okazji dnia filmowego na W\u0119grzech sprawdza dzi\u015b ulepszon\u0105 jednostk\u0119 nap\u0119dow\u0105 Hondy, kt\u00f3ra ma zosta\u0107 wdro\u017cona do u\u017cytku od GP Holandii. Film zapo\u017cyczony z profilu: Red Flag Crew. #F1PL<\/a> #ElevenF1<\/a> #F1<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/gNOJVR8J3Z<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mateusz Mr\u00f3z (@MateuszMrz8) July 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Honda\u2019s trackside general manager and chief engineer Shintaro Orihara recently confirmed that the Japanese manufacturer is targeting a \u201creasonably big step, rather than a small step,\u201d in performance.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd0a El NUEVO MOTOR HONDA en la recta de Hungr\u00eda<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd0d Como se puede apreciar, va en el nuevo chasis<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcf9 5p1x_fotografie | Instagram pic.twitter.com\/iBtNdga8Oo<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nachez (@Nachez98) July 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Following the Hungaroring filming day, the upgraded Honda engine is set to make its competitive debut, in the B-spec AMR26, at the Dutch Grand Prix, the first round following the summer break.<\/p>\n

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Orihara, speaking with PlanetF1.com and others at the Hungaroring, welcomed the opportunity to put this AMR26 and Honda upgrade duo through its paces ahead of Zandvoort.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a good opportunity to check the new power unit in the new chassis, by using the filming day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201c200 kilometres. That is a good opportunity to check how the new engine works in the chassis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adrian Newey, Aston Martin\u2019s team principal and design guru, also confirmed in Hungary that further chassis updates are coming at Zandvoort, and again at Monza\/Baku.<\/p>\n

Aston Martin is also joined by Audi and Alpine at the Hungaroring for a Pirelli tyre test.<\/p>\n

Additional reporting by Thomas Maher<\/p>\n

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