BAD NEWS For Lance Stroll After Honda's STATEMENT!

Honda have opened up on the future of Yuki Coda amid his stellar and Uprising performance with the racing Bulls but given the fact that the relationship between the Japanese manufacturer and Red Bull will no longer exist from 2026 onwards Coda found himself in no man's land and will be one of the most interesting prospects to watch out for after the latest statement from Honda it has been proven yet again that they do take care of their drivers and if racing Bulls does not become a top team we will likely see Honda vouch for coda in another team but with Lance strolls seat being Untouchable will this move actually happen and how much of an influence will Honda have on it it goes without saying that the 2026 relationship between Honda and Aston Martin comes with its own pros and cons and one of the cons for Aston Martin is that they've signed a deal with a manufacturer that wants to promote its drivers from their Academy to the sport that was the case with Yuki soda and Alpha to later rebranded to racing bulls and if you remember correctly even when Pierre gazley was outperforming sonoda by a lot and the Japanese driver had a lot of tantrums and angry messages he still did not get replaced by another driver although the picture of him as a driver is different now and racing Bulls is currently P6 in the Constructors Championship it's not the team that Honda desired to be the best one for Yuki nor is it the team that Lauren mecky the team principal believed would have such a poor debut in 2024 this is why Honda has yet again taken their stance and when talking about coda's future coj Waton arbe the president of Honda Racing went on to say even if it is after we are gone from Red Bull we would like to keep an eye on him rising to the top teams Coda has graduated from the Honda racing school so it is really important that Yuki becomes a top driver in Formula 1 one couldn't help but note the gratitude and determination that Honda has towards its drivers however the situation on the grid is quite different and it might not be the easiest to put coda in a top performing team as we speak Honda is expecting to fight at the top with Aston Martin once the new regulations kick in from 2026 onwards and it's not that farfetched of a scenario considering how much knowledge they'll bring from Red Bull and how much ASA Martin has developed on the technical side of things be that as it may one of the cons for Honda in this partnership with Aston Martin is that the second seat is more or less reserved for as long as Lawrence stroll is with the team because his son is driving in it however what is worth mentioning is that Coda has recognized the position he's in a no man's land and when being asked about whether he would move along with Honda the company that promoted him to F1 or Red Bull the team he currently drives for he went on to say that right now he has a contract with the Austrian Squad and therefore it would be pointless to make talks out of nothing this is something that helmet Marco has spoken about as well saying that if Honda are willing to take Yuki Coda with them they would have to have a talk with the Austrian team first because the contractual obligation of the 22-year old driver lies with them not with Honda sure the potential of codo replacing Perez or maybe even vapen if he's to leave Red Bull and go to Mercedes in 2025 is slim to none because Herer himself said that there is a great chance that Red Bull would go for an outside higher if any of these two drivers were to be replaced but that doesn't mean coda's place is not in the racing Bulls clearly we've seen how Grace he performs against Daniel Ricardo in the P6 position that they currently hold in the Constructor Championship is single-handedly provided by him with the Aussie driver yet to score points in the current season and a challenge that Honda might be presented with in their quest to pursue a seat for coda in the Aston Martin could be very well given to him if Red Bull decides to replace Daniel Ricardo with Liam Lawson we've seen the competitiveness of the New Zealander and that he is definitely made out of F1 material but compared to sonoda he would have to prove that he is the next Red Bull Prodigy and is not there to fight for scrap points while the future of Coda has been long dubbed to be in the primary team of Red Bull once the contract of perz expires it's very unlikely that this is a scenario he will live to see which is why Honda is targeting the second seat in the Aston Martin and the unbreakable relationship between Lance stroll and his father Lawrence as the future drive for Yuki Lance stroll has been the obvious weak Link in Aston Martin due to his bad performance and manners and the fact that his teammate has more than three times the points he has goes to show that it would be yet again a one-man show with the Silverstone based Squad hoping vastly on Alonzo's performances in order to reach podiums or even going to have a scratch at the top three teams at any time further down the season but this exact scenario is why Aston Martin is P5 in the Constructor Championship and even with an extremely struggling Mercedes a team that Alonzo is more or less finishing ahead of at every venue this year they are still ahead of Aston Martin because they have two drivers who are finishing in the points constantly this might be one of the hottest talking points between Honda and Aston Martin because when you think about it Honda is with win everything they can with Red Bull now although the situation is vastly different from 2022 onwards because Red Bull is using their own powertrain Division and Honda is just borrowing their intellectual property still they are used to being at the top and if they dropped to the Midfield all of a sudden there will be a lot of unpleasant talk if Lance stroll continues to perform the way he does right now a very important thing to add is that a huge impact on where Honda and Aston Martin will end up from 2026 onwards which would either strengthen or weaken the position of Honda to ask for a promotion for Toyota lays exactly in the hands of the engine manufacturer the new regulations will be massively focused on the engine and battery power and with 40% less downforce generated from the Cars it would be a whole new era that many experts believe Red Bull will have a hard time fitting in which would open the door for teams like Ferrari Mercedes and Aston Martin if Honda's influence on the performance of the car is much greater than originally anticipated there's no doubt that codo would be the main Contender to sit next to Alonzo because then they would be able to fight for a decent spot in the constructor's championship as well not just the drivers one but then again the reality is different right now and Mike crack the team principal of Aston Martin has said it loud and clear that the entire project that is under going in Aston Martin is because of stroll even though Alonzo has been making the news lately with his hot and cold behavior before he signed the extension with Honda but then again this is a very important factor to mention as well Alonzo held lengthy conversations with Honda before he extended the contract with Aston Martin meaning that he wanted to make sure that the gp2 engine comments will remain in the past more precisely 2017 and they will be able to fight for race wins and ultimately championships this proves that Honda's influence on where the Silverstone based Squad would move is quite significant and although it proves that Aston is ready for independence from Mercedes by building their own infrastructure and using engines exclusively supplied to them they would still be in an unpleasant situation if the situation with the second dri does not improve therefore it would be an interesting period for both sides because Honda would have to prove that Coda is top team material which can be done by him continuing with the outstanding performances in racing bulls and more importantly outperform Lawson if he is to enter the team while for Aston Martin they would have to prove that Lance can perform if he wants he just has to exit the comfort zone that he's been enjoying for quite some time the fact that Lawrence is selling small shares of the team is definitely not pointing towards him giving up on the entire project but is surely hinting that he understands the situation in which he's in and that his son is not capable of what he believed in when he entered the sport with this in mind do you think think that Honda will somehow find a spot for Yuki soda in Aston Martin and if so will it be at the expense of Lance stroll let us know in the comments below and once you do that make sure to check out the video that's appearing on your screen right now

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Length: 8min 48sec (528 seconds)

Published: Fri May 03 2024