Fernando Alonso Confirms New Honda Engine Testing for 2027

Severe power unit vibrations and turbo lag wrecked the Aston Martin-Honda season before Fernando Alonso confirmed a completely new engine is currently testing on the dyno for 2027.

High expectations accompanied the debut of the Aston Martin-Honda partnership for 2026, paired with the first chassis designed by Adrian Newey. Instead, problems on both the chassis and power unit sides severely compromised the campaign, according to RacingNews365.

The Honda power unit battled persistent drivability concerns and severe vibrations, while initial ADUO upgrades failed to immediately resolve the underlying issues. Speaking after a double DNF during the Mexico City Grand Prix weekend, Alonso expressed confidence in the trajectory for next year.

“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.”

Development on the chassis side is continuing to push forward despite the difficult results on track. Alonso said that the team maintains high hopes for the upcoming season to correct the current shortcomings.

“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,” Alonso told RacingNews365.

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