Overview
- Honda formally launched the RA626H in a Tokyo livestream that featured CEO Toshihiro Mibe, F1 boss Stefano Domenicali, and Aston Martin executive chairman Lawrence Stroll.
- The RA626H is built for the 2026 rules with no MGU-H, a near 50:50 split between combustion and electric power, a jump to roughly 350kW from the MGU-K, and advanced sustainable fuels.
- Aston Martin will receive the power unit exclusively from 2026 following Honda’s support of Red Bull through the end of the 2025 season.
- Honda Racing Corporation introduced a refreshed “H” logo that will appear on RA626H-powered cars as part of updated HRC branding.
- The on-stage reveal showed limited angles with some integration details obscured, with initial on-track validation set to begin at the closed Barcelona shakedown before Bahrain testing.