[Artemis]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Fantastic pic of the key people and what I gather is the current PU with its supporting battery. If I'm not mistaken the President of HRC in the middle was the person that MAX presented his white 'rising sun' helmet to after winning at Suzuka 60 years to the time that Honda entered F1.

I remember his face from a post of a year ago. See the picture below: on the left:

Originally Posted by Artemis

No secret that there is lots of mutual respect and appreciation between Verstappen and Honda. Do you consider it conceivable that Verstappen would follow Honda to Aston Martin (targeted by Aramco) (based in Silverstone) from 2026 onwards (cf. March 2023 deal struck between Honda and AM), knowing that Red Bull will switch from Honda to Ford/RBR Powertrains engines from 2026 onwards ? Aramco is rumored to be willing to offer Verstappen and Newey an intergalactic salary to get them on board in the near future. Mercedes is also interested to get Verstappen, but of course uses Mercedes engines and has no pockets as deep as Aramco to pay a top driver a mind-boggling salary.

Why moving when it's OK where you are (apart from the Horner situation) ? Also Hamilton made a bold move in 2013 to switch from McLaren to the less competitive Mercedes car. The 2014 'hybrid' regs and 2022 regs reshuffled the landscape. The 2026 regs may reshuffle the landscape yet again. And Verstappen achieved major F1 success with Honda engines.

"Honda to Participate in FIA Formula One® World Championship from 2026"
Honda - May 24, 2023
https://www.honda-mideast.com/en/news/F1-2026