Racing Point (aka Aston Martin) to Honda?

[peebee2]

Hearing that Racing Point has signed with Honda for 2026 on, and this could be announced in Monaco this weekend.

Presumably they'll also continue with the Aston Martin team badging/sponsorship, a la Alfa Romeo of the last few years etc.

[Skam85]

Why are you referring to it as Racing Point? Is this bait for the pedants? Have you just taken your first victim?

[GTRMagic]

Isn’t it Jordan Grand Prix? I mean MercedesF1 is still Tyrrell Racing Organisation…

Can the new car be called Aston Martin LaHonda?

(Sorta sounds like Lagonda )

[Greem]

Well done GTR, well done indeed!

[peebee2]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Isn’t it Jordan Grand Prix? I mean MercedesF1 is still Tyrrell Racing Organisation…

Can the new car be called Aston Martin LaHonda?

(Sorta sounds like Lagonda )

LaHonda is magnificent!

I called it Racing Point because that’s what it really is. Some prefer to think it’s Aston Martin but it’s much more like Sauber/Alfa Romeo in reality.

[chillibowl]

Unless the board seats of both Sauber and Alfa are held by and/or controlled by the same people then your analogy is flawed.

[Greem]

[peebee2]

Originally Posted by chillibowl

Unless the board seats of both Sauber and Alfa are held by and/or controlled by the same people then your analogy is flawed.

Not true at all.

[NaBUru38]

Racing Point Limited was renamed AMR GP Limited in January 2021.

[chillibowl]

Originally Posted by peebee2

Not true at all.

i would respectfully then ask for you to back up your analogy.

information about shares, specifically publicly traded shares, board seats, the ability to appoint corporate officers etc are all part of the public domain.

should be easy for you to prove that the AM racing team and AM car manu are not related corporations.

but if you are not going to put in that effort, then maybe give it a rest already!

[peebee2]

Originally Posted by chillibowl

i would respectfully then ask for you to back up your analogy.

information about shares, specifically publicly traded shares, board seats, the ability to appoint corporate officers etc are all part of the public domain.

should be easy for you to prove that the AM racing team and AM car manu are not related corporations.

but if you are not going to put in that effort, then maybe give it a rest already!

Maybe see the other thread where somebody else kindly confirmed that Aston Martin Lagonda have no ownership of the F1 team.

I'm not sure why you want to argue. I didn't realise that them not owning the team was ever a secret.

[chunterer]

Stroll and Yuki as drivers in 2026?

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by peebee2

Maybe see the other thread where somebody else kindly confirmed that Aston Martin Lagonda have no ownership of the F1 team.

I'm not sure why you want to argue. I didn't realise that them not owning the team was ever a secret.

Just a simple question (from a simple person):
What is the official name of the racing team that I (and apparently many others) refer to as Aston Martin?

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by VIVA GT

Just a simple question (from a simple person):
What is the official name of the racing team that I (and apparently many others) refer to as Aston Martin?

If you are referring to the entry - 'Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team' - https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formu...pionship-entry
If you are referring to the company - 'AMR GP Limited'

[Greem]

[bjohnsonsmith]

This thread comes across as nothing more than a pedantic re-hash of the [Team] Aston Martin Racing in 2023. One of the cars has Alonso, thread.

This is the listing from companies house, for AMR GP LIMITED and it clearly states that RACING POINT UK LIMITED, was the previous company name from 02 Aug 2018 - 06 Jan 2021.

https://find-and-update.company-info...mpany/11496673

[Richard C]

Consider merging into the AM thread?

Richard

[peebee2]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

This thread comes across as nothing more than a pedantic re-hash of the [Team] Aston Martin Racing in 2023. One of the cars has Alonso, thread.

This is the listing from companies house, for AMR GP LIMITED and it clearly states that RACING POINT UK LIMITED, was the previous company name from 02 Aug 2018 - 06 Jan 2021.

https://find-and-update.company-info...mpany/11496673

Thanks. Yes, just a name change. No Aston Martin ownership as I said, which for some reason some don’t like.

This was a new thread about the Honda motors from 2026, from before it was mentioned on the other thread but merging makes sense.

[Skam85]

why does everyone keep biting

[S griffin]

Fact is Racing Point don't exist in F1 terms anymore. Anyways Aston is a nicer name. Will be curious to see how far they can get with Honda, especially considering how fickle Honda have been

[bathurst77]

How tiresome
Racing teams change names, deal with it.
Very few of the current teams have the same name that they started with

Like everyone else they can choose the name by which they wish to be referred.
tip
David Bowie wasnt born with that name, neither was Elton John and many more actors singers and royalty. Do you go round telling every one that you love the new Reggie Dwight album?

Do you still listen to the wireless or gramophone?

[peebee2]

Originally Posted by bathurst77

How tiresome
Racing teams change names, deal with it.
Very few of the current teams have the same name that they started with

Like everyone else they can choose the name by which they wish to be referred.
tip
David Bowie wasnt born with that name, neither was Elton John and many more actors singers and royalty. Do you go round telling every one that you love the new Reggie Dwight album?

Do you still listen to the wireless or gramophone?

Plenty of people refer to them as Racing Point, or Tracing Point, still. Perhaps sarcastically becuase of the way some of the old team was taken over but not all of it.

Anyway I (semi-jokingly) referred to them as RP here, only because far too many numpties just assume that Aston Martin Lagonda has any ownership when it doesn't at all, and it's a sponsorship arrangement only - not that there is anything wrong with that.

By the way, did you see the last Maurice Micklewhite film?

[S griffin]

Racing Point only lasted two years and the whole Tracing point thing was a joke. Of course the team is pretty similar to what it was then on the inside, but they are not RP anymore. The fact is they have a good partnership with Aston and have a stake in it too. It is Aston Martin on the inside and the outside. It's more than a sponsorship deal, it's got plenty of links to the car company

Anyway, let's just enjoy the fact they are doing well atm despite plenty they've been through

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by peebee2

I (semi-jokingly) referred to them as RP here, only because far too many numpties...

So trolling basically?

[peebee2]

Originally Posted by S griffin

The fact is they have a good partnership with Aston and have a stake in it too. It is Aston Martin on the inside and the outside. It's more than a sponsorship deal

No. There’s no stake.

No. It’s a sponsorship deal.

Wishing for a fantasy of otherwise won’t make it true.