🗣️'They always wanted to emancipate themselves and become a true works team. That's what they're doing.' Wolff is confident AstonMartinF1's split from Mercedes has nothing to do with the performance of its F1 power unit ⬇️
Aston Martin ‘emancipating’ itself by agreeing a Honda engine deal for 2026 does not imply that the competitiveness of the Mercedes Formula 1 engine has declined, according to Toto Wolff.The Silverstone squad - through its Force India, Racing Point and now Aston Martin guises - has usedAston Martin’s coming switch to Honda marks the first time a customer has broken ties with Mercedes since 2014.
Asked by Autosport whether anything should be read into Aston Martin, which currently uses the Mercedes gearbox and wind tunnel also, moving on, Wolff said: “I don't think them switching from a Mercedes client situation to Honda has anything to do with the power unit. “They have their own exclusive power unit supply deal. They have their own fuel supplier, they are building a big factory that's going online in the next few months.“I think when you want to be competitive and win championships, that is the kind of steps that you need to make.
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