Newey: When relationships improve, results grow as well.

      Recently, we quoted Koji Watanabe, the president of Honda Racing Corporation (HRC), who assured that the relationship between Japanese manufacturers and Aston Martin F1 has fully normalized, with both sides establishing effective cooperation and acting as a single team.

      Adrian Newey, the chief and technical director of Aston Martin, completely shares the opinion of his Japanese colleague, and the difficulties that were present at the beginning of the season are now in the past, although it is clear that the Silverstone team is still far from achieving high results.

      "I think the real progress has been made in our relationships," Newey is quoted by the Spanish newspaper Marca. "The start of the season was a failure, there's no other way to say it, but we must look for the positive in everything, and the positive aspect is that it allowed us to strengthen the working relationship between Honda and Aston Martin.

      They have become very close, and we continue to move forward in all areas. Overall, I am very pleased with how our relationship is developing. Usually, when they improve, the results also grow.

      In Hungary, we presented an upgraded car, after which we will prepare further technical innovations for the races in Zandvoort and Baku. I believe these will be very important steps, and it is already becoming clear that we are striving to catch up.

      Will this make our car the fastest? Unfortunately, no. But can this be considered a significant step forward? Yes, I believe it is."

      It should be added that Honda's engineers will present an upgraded, more powerful, and reliable version of the power unit at the Dutch Grand Prix at the end of August.

      Last week, it underwent its first tests at the Hungaroring during an official filming day conducted by the British team, and it made a good impression. There are rumors that the internal combustion engine has gained 30 hp, but the electric component of the power unit has also become more efficient.