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not looking good

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/worr ... tin-honda/

Incredible beyond belief/amazing and extreme how a very dark picture with even darker background clouds and some lightening like light can impress some peoples imaginations.

collindsilva wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2026, 09:57

not looking good

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/worr ... tin-honda/

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/worr ... tin-honda/

First look at the new PU:




Video of it starting around 22:30

FittingMechanics wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2026, 10:19

collindsilva wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2026, 09:57

not looking good

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/worr ... tin-honda/

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/worr ... tin-honda/

That's article was written by someone who definitely despise honda they is nothing in there that resable truth for example ,honda says they have best battery tech then the writer says they are rubbish. Same with Aramco who are expected to have best fuel but author writes polar opposite.

Bill wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2026, 11:53

FittingMechanics wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2026, 10:19

collindsilva wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2026, 09:57

not looking good

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/worr ... tin-honda/

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/worr ... tin-honda/

That's article was written by someone who definitely despise honda they is nothing in there that resable truth for example ,honda says they have best battery tech then the writer says they are rubbish. Same with Aramco who are expected to have best fuel but author writes polar opposite.

Media dribble, basically.

Vappy wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2026, 12:25

Bill wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2026, 11:53

FittingMechanics wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2026, 10:19

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/worr ... tin-honda/

That's article was written by someone who definitely despise honda they is nothing in there that resable truth for example ,honda says they have best battery tech then the writer says they are rubbish. Same with Aramco who are expected to have best fuel but author writes polar opposite.

Media dribble, basically.

Yes. And very British biassed as you'd guess from The Race. We'll see what Honda delivers in due time.

dren wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2026, 15:43

Vappy wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2026, 12:25

Bill wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2026, 11:53

That's article was written by someone who definitely despise honda they is nothing in there that resable truth for example ,honda says they have best battery tech then the writer says they are rubbish. Same with Aramco who are expected to have best fuel but author writes polar opposite.

Media dribble, basically.

Yes. And very British biassed as you'd guess from The Race. We'll see what Honda delivers in due time.

Can we have a think about the nonsense that "British Bias" as an argument actually is?

The majority of media prints in English, doesn't mean it is British. The majority of the sport is based out of the UK - doesn't implicate bias.

it is a very emotive and subjective phrase and adds little value to this thread on Honda.

Not just you Dren, but there's several others of late - it is tiresome and not in keeping with what ought to be a more adult place to discuss technical elements of a niche sport..

I read that article too - it is a load of waffle - doesn't make it British waffle..it is just a load of scaremongering and has not nationality based opinion to it.

Bill wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2026, 11:53

That's article was written by someone who definitely despise honda they is nothing in there that resable truth for example ,honda says they have best battery tech then the writer says they are rubbish.

China is a leading power in the production and development of electric vehicle batteries, and there's fierce competition and demand for their products. Honda has long since lost its position in the global market; you're simply afraid to acknowledge the reality.

_cerber1 wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2026, 20:07

Bill wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2026, 11:53

That's article was written by someone who definitely despise honda they is nothing in there that resable truth for example ,honda says they have best battery tech then the writer says they are rubbish.

China is a leading power in the production and development of electric vehicle batteries, and there's fierce competition and demand for their products. Honda has long since lost its position in the global market; you're simply afraid to acknowledge the reality.

Honda are the only manufacturer who has built a full fledged solid state battery factory in Sakura were they make their pu.most of the talk about magic batteries are usually relegated to lab experiments that never see light of day.so honda do take these project seriously and has massively invested.

Snorked wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2026, 10:50

First look at the new PU:

https://i.ibb.co/ZpmjrLxM/honda1.png
https://i.ibb.co/d0nHPp4V/honda2.png

Video of it starting around 22:30

There is no MGUH in the Vee anymore!

Guys this is a new power unit regulation from what we had in the last eleven years. I think they deserve their own threads don't you?

_cerber1 wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2026, 20:07

Bill wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2026, 11:53

That's article was written by someone who definitely despise honda they is nothing in there that resable truth for example ,honda says they have best battery tech then the writer says they are rubbish.

China is a leading power in the production and development of electric vehicle batteries, and there's fierce competition and demand for their products. Honda has long since lost its position in the global market; you're simply afraid to acknowledge the reality.

Name me 1 automotive manufacture that charges and discharges a battery 100 times in 1 hour(about twice a minute) and has to do that 8 times before being able to replace the battery. Not 1 car in the world comes close to having to match those demands.

diffuser wrote: ↑

10 Jan 2026, 05:26

Name me 1 automotive manufacture that charges and discharges a battery 100 times in 1 hour(about twice a minute) and has to do that 8 times before being able to replace the battery. Not 1 car in the world comes close to having to match those demands.

How do Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault, and now Audi do it in F1? How do other manufacturers do it in other series? Basically, any electric car with energy recovery does this as many times as necessary per minute while driving, giving and receiving energy.

Bill wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2026, 20:37

Honda are the only manufacturer who has built a full fledged solid state battery factory in Sakura were they make their pu.most of the talk about magic batteries are usually relegated to lab experiments that never see light of day.so honda do take these project seriously and has massively invested.

A number of Chinese automakers (SAIC, Chery, GAC, GWM и BYD) already have their own factories producing solid-state batteries, and some of them are preparing for mass production of electric vehicles this year.

diffuser wrote: ↑

10 Jan 2026, 05:26

_cerber1 wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2026, 20:07

Bill wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2026, 11:53

That's article was written by someone who definitely despise honda they is nothing in there that resable truth for example ,honda says they have best battery tech then the writer says they are rubbish.

China is a leading power in the production and development of electric vehicle batteries, and there's fierce competition and demand for their products. Honda has long since lost its position in the global market; you're simply afraid to acknowledge the reality.

Name me 1 automotive manufacture that charges and discharges a battery 100 times in 1 hour(about twice a minute) and has to do that 8 times before being able to replace the battery. Not 1 car in the world comes close to having to match those demands.

A formula 1 'ES' battery, is designed to be discharged and recharged rapidly multiple times per lap, far exceeding twice per minute.