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Honda admits ‘pride deeply wounded' by 2026 failure
Oct.9 Outgoing Honda Racing Corporation president Koji Watanabe says the manufacturer's difficult return to Formula 1 in 2026 has deeply hurt Honda's pride. Watanabe, who will step down as HRC president and CEO on January 1, told motor.es that Honda had aimed much higher under the new regulations. 'Many people had high hopes for us,' said the Japanese. 'Having disappointed those expectations and caused disillusionment was a hard blow for Honda. 'Our pride was deeply wounded.' He rejected the suggestion that Honda had deliberately set modest targets for its first season with Aston Martin. 'Quite the opposite happened,' he argued. 'We simply didn't achieve the goals we had set for...
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