本田位于英国的新公司将专注于动力总成的赛后分析，准备从 2026 年开始向阿斯顿·马丁供货

作者：萨姆·D·史密斯

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• 本田正准备在 2026 年与阿斯顿·马丁一起全面重返顶级赛车运动，并合并本田赛车公司英国有限公司 (HRC UK)。
• 新公司将建立一个欧洲基地，专门从事赛后拆卸和动力装置的维护。
• 总部位于加利福尼亚州的 HRC USA 也将参与新的动力总成项目。

本田宣布在 2026 年全面重返一级方程式赛车之前在英国成立一家新公司。新公司将成为本田赛车公司的子公司。它将专注于动力装置的赛后维护，并作为欧洲物流中心，根据新规定向阿斯顿·马丁 F1 车队提供动力装置。

英国 HRC 将于春季开始招聘工程师、技术人员和其他工作人员。与此同时，HRC USA 将继续为新动力装置的开发做出贡献，该动力装置的建造将满足 2026 年新法规的要求。

相关：本田美国和日本赛车运动部门联手开发F1动力装置https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2022-Aston-Martin-F1-1024x683.jpeg

去年，本田性能开发公司（一家主要专注于印地赛车、IMSA 和美洲地区方程式锦标赛的美国实体）宣布将更名为 HRC US。此举将使美国部门与 HRC Japan 密切合作。凭借制造胜利的讴歌 V6 混合动力装置的经验，HRC US 将成为新型 F1 动力装置的重要贡献者。

随着日历上出现更多的北美回合（2024 年将有 5 场），HRC USA 和 HRC UK 之间的划分在后勤上也很有意义，让 PU 能够在赛道和各个中心之间行驶更短的距离，以进行赛后分析。

另请参阅：本田将从 2026 年起为阿斯顿·马丁 F1 比赛提供混合动力总成

如果您对本田“重返”F1 感到困惑，我们不会责怪您 - 毕竟，本田的名字仍然出现在红牛和 RB F1 车队赛车的侧面。

本田于 2021 年底正式退出这项运动。然而，受到红牛冠军成功的影响，他们选择将技术和制造支持延长至 2025 年底。红牛动力总成负责 PU 生产和储能的运营系统。https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Honda-Aston-Martin-F1-5-1024x683.jpg

本田首席执行官 Mibe Toshihiro Mibe 在阿斯顿·马丁合作声明中发表讲话

尽管红牛与本田的合作取得了成功，但这家日本汽车制造商的进出策略让红牛寻找了新的追求者。去年，福特宣布将与 RBPT 合作。

本田随后受邀重返 F1，与阿斯顿·马丁 F1 车队联手成立了自己的新公司。

对于这家最初退出这项运动并专注于新能源汽车开发的日本汽车制造商来说，新规定是一个重大转折点。据说，法规将混合动力系统的电力分配增加到一半（其余部分由 1.6 升涡轮增压 ICE 发动机提供）是该公司有兴趣重返 F1 的一个主要因素。一级方程式赛车还将放弃复杂且昂贵的电动发电机组加热装置（MGUH），此举被视为吸引奥迪等汽车制造商加入该系列赛的重要一步。

HRC USA 负责人 Koji Watanabe在接受《Motorsport》采访时表示：“成立了一个新的企业组织来开展 F1 活动，这是非常重要的。到目前为止，我们的活动都是项目，聚集人员和资金，项目结束后解散，然后重复。然而，展望未来，我们将负责赛车公司的活动。”

https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Red-Bull-Racing-RB16B-24_2-1024x618.jpg本田致敬涂装的红牛 RB16

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Honda Wants Us To Know It’s Staying In F1 For Real This Time, Opens New Powertrain Company

Honda's new UK-based company will be focused on post-race analysis of powertrains as it gets ready to supply Aston Martin from 2026

by Sam D. Smith

March 27, 2024 at 20:04

• Honda is gearing up for a fully-fledged return to top-flight motorsport with Aston Martin in 2026, incorporating Honda Racing Corporation UK Ltd. (HRC UK).
• The new company will form a European base, specializing in post-race teardowns and maintenance of power units.
• Califonia-based HRC USA will also be involved in the new powertrain program.

Honda has announced the formation of a new company in the UK ahead of its full return to Formula 1 in 2026. The new company will be a subsidiary of Honda Racing Corporation. It will focus on post-race maintenance of power units and serve as a European hub for logistics as it supplies power units to the Aston Martin F1 team under the new regulations that come into place.

HRC UK will begin recruiting engineers, technicians, and other staff members in the Spring. Meanwhile, HRC USA will continue to contribute to the development of the new power unit, which will be built to satisfy the new 2026 regulations.

Related: Honda’s U.S. And Japanese Motorsports Divisions Join Together To Develop F1 Power Unit

Last year, it was announced that Honda Performance Development, a U.S. entity focused primarily on IndyCar, IMSA, and Formula Regional America, would be rebranded as HRC US. The move would see the U.S. arm working closely with HRC Japan. Thanks to their experience building the victorious Acura V6 hybrid power unit, HRC US will be a significant contributor to the new F1 power unit.

With more North American rounds featured on the calendar (five in 2024), the split between HRC USA and HRC UK could make sense logistically, too, allowing PUs to travel a shorter distance between the track and individual centers for post-race analysis.

See Also: Honda Will Supply Hybrid Powertrains To Aston Martin In F1 From 2026

If you’re confused about Honda’s “return” to F1, we don’t blame you — after all, the Honda name still features on the side of Red Bull and RB F1 Team cars.

Honda officially left the sport at the end of 2021. However, swayed by Red Bull’s championship success, they opted to extend technical and manufacturing support until the end of 2025. Red Bull Powertrains was left responsible for the PU production and operation of the Energy Storage System.

Toshihiro Mibe, CEO of Honda, speaking at the Aston Martin partnership announcement

Despite the success of the Red Bull-Honda partnership, the Japanese automaker’s in-out approach saw Red Bull look for a new suiter. Last year, it was announced that Ford would partner with RBPT.

Honda was subsequently tempted back to the F1 fold with their own new venture, joining hands with the Aston Martin F1 team.

The new regulations are a big turning point for the Japanese automaker, who initially left the sport to focus on the development of new-energy vehicles. It’s said that the regulations’ increase in the electric split of the hybrid system to half (with the 1.6-liter turbo ICE engine supplying the rest) was a major factor in the company registering its interest in an F1 return. Formula 1 will also be ditching the complex and expensive Motor Generator Unit-Heat (MGUH), a move that was seen as a major step in attracting automakers such as Audi into the series.

Speaking to Motorsport, the head of HRC USA, Koji Watanabe said: “A new corporate organisation has been established to carry out F1 activities, which is very significant. Until now, our activities have been projects, gathering people and money, disbanding when the project was over, and repeating. However, going forward, we will be responsible for the racing company’s activities.”