纽维谈本田F1项目与红牛时代的根本不同
在墨尔本举行的赛季揭幕战国际汽联车队负责人新闻发布会上，传奇设计师阿德里安·纽维的出现引发多方关注。他公开谈到本田的电池问题，承认车队负责人一职在一定程度上分散了他的设计职责，并略带夸张地表示本田这些年间主要在忙于太阳能板业务。
是什么让本田的F1项目与其效力红牛的岁月完全不同
总工程师折原慎太郎表示，本田的理念“独一无二”，人员与知识不断在民用车项目和F1之间轮换
当阿德里安·纽维在墨尔本举行的F1赛季揭幕战的国际汽联车队负责人新闻发布会上露面时，这位传奇设计师因多个原因吸引了关注。
纽维坦率地谈到了本田的电池问题，承认他担任车队负责人一职在一定程度上分散了他对设计工作的精力，并有些夸张地说，在此期间本田主要一直在忙于太阳能电池板的事情。
然而可以说，最耐人寻味的言论还在后头。那就是透露出阿斯顿·马丁的领导层直到2025年11月才发现，本田F1车队的构成与其与红牛合作辉煌时期的构成已完全不同。
考虑到这笔合作早在2023年就已敲定，这件事直到2025年11月才弄清楚，仍然令人感到奇怪。这说明阿斯顿·马丁做的功课——或者说没做的功课——到底是怎样的？难道车队多年前就不清楚自己签下的到底是什么吗？
尽管这引发了对阿斯顿·马丁做法的质疑，但从本田的角度来看，这有一个合理的解释。总赛道事务经理兼总工程师折原晋太郎表示，这与这家日本制造商的整体理念密切相关。
"本田是一家非常独特的公司。所以，一直以来的情况，怎么说呢，员工会在民用车项目和一级方程式项目之间流动，"折原在接受Motorsport.com采访时说道。
"去年，我们迎来了很多——不能说是新面孔，而是一些来自公路车项目的非常有才华的人，还有一些曾在本田于红牛项目中工作过的人员。"
"我们一直在我们的F1项目中培养人才，以提升本田自身的知识储备。"
其理念是让整个公司都能从F1中获得的知识中受益，不过，主要用全新人员来搭建项目也带来了明显的弊端。
在2021年底正式退出F1之后，大部分员工被重新安置，随后本田用全新的人员重建了其F1团队。
在最初的研发阶段，缺乏专门的F1经验，据折原称，本田最终正是得出了这一结论。
"大概在去年年底的时候，我们的整体人员发展水平还不足以达到一级方程式的水平，"这位日本人认为。
"然后，在冬季测试中，我们经历了相当艰难的时刻，但这些时刻锻炼了我们的人员。他们学到了很多关于要在一级方程式中工作需要具备什么的知识。
"他们本来已经具备足够的知识和高水平的技术，但（通过那些艰难的时刻）他们获得了关于在一级方程式中需要如何工作的经验。"
2026年的开局几个月是一段陡峭的学习曲线，缺乏经验的工作人员正在迅速适应一级方程式（F1）的要求。
本田还以另一种方式采取了行动。折原表示，当2025年底明显看出其人员队伍未达到所需水平时，几位拥有红牛时代经验的本田员工被召回F1项目，目的只是为了快速注入额外的经验和专业知识。
凭借在匈牙利拍摄日已经测试过的赞德沃特升级包，本田希望迈出重要的第一步
折原相信，结合较新团队成员积累的经验，本田的F1运作现在已经达到了所需的水平。
这在一定程度上解释了为什么准备阶段如此艰难——尽管其中有多种因素在起作用——但也解释了为什么本田对未来抱有更大的信心。
"除此之外，我们的新员工在冬季测试中获得了那些学习经验，"折原补充道。"我认为从那时起，我们在人员培养方面取得了良好的进展。
"而现在我相信，我们有很好的条件去研发一台强劲的动力单元，以及针对未来几年的强劲的能量管理。"
本田已经表示，借助在赞德沃特的升级，它希望在动力单元性能方面回到折原所称的"比赛领域"，然后再以在2027年底或2028年初重新成为F1的"顶级竞争者"为目标。
英文原文
What makes Honda's F1 project completely different from its Red Bull years
Chief engineer Shintaro Orihara says Honda's philosophy is "unique", with staff and knowledge constantly rotating between road car projects and F1
When Adrian Newey appeared at the FIA team principals' press conference during the Formula 1 season opener in Melbourne, the legendary designer attracted attention for several reasons.
Newey spoke openly about Honda's battery problems, acknowledged that his role as team principal had distracted him from his design duties to some extent, and said – with some exaggeration – that Honda had mainly been busy with solar panels in the intervening years.
Yet arguably the most interesting remark was still to come. That was the revelation that Aston Martin's leadership had only discovered in November 2025 that the makeup of Honda's F1 team was completely different from what it had been during its glory years with Red Bull.
The fact that this only became clear in November 2025 still sounds strange, given that the deal had already been agreed in 2023. What does that say about the homework Aston Martin had – or had not – done, and did the team not know exactly what it was signing up for years earlier?
Although that raises questions about Aston Martin’s approach, there is a logical explanation from Honda's side. General trackside manager and chief engineer Shintaro Orihara says it is closely linked to the Japanese manufacturer's overall philosophy.
"Honda is a very unique company. So, always, how to say, staff is moving between road car projects and the Formula 1 project," Orihara told Motorsport.com.
"Last year, we had a lot of, not new people, but some highly talented people coming from road car projects and some others who had worked within the Red Bull project.
"We always develop talent in our Formula 1 project to boost Honda's knowledge."
The idea is for the company as a whole to benefit from the knowledge gained in F1, although building up the project with predominantly new personnel also came with significant drawbacks.
Following its official F1 exit at the end of 2021, most of the staff were relocated, after which Honda rebuilt its F1 team with fresh personnel
Specific F1 experience was lacking during the initial development phase, and according to Orihara, Honda eventually came to exactly that conclusion.
"Probably, at the end of last year, our total human development level was not sufficient for the Formula 1 level," the Japanese reckoned.
"And then, at winter testing, we've had quite tough moments, but those moments have developed our people. They have learned a lot of things about what we need to work in Formula 1.
"They already had enough knowledge and high-level skills, but [with those difficult moments] they gained experience on how they need to work in Formula 1."
The opening months of 2026 have been a steep learning curve, with the inexperienced staff rapidly adapting to the demands of F1.
Honda has also taken action in another way. When it became clear at the end of 2025 that its workforce was not at the required level, Orihara says several Honda employees with experience from the Red Bull era were brought back into the F1 project, simply to provide a quick injection of additional experience and know-how.
With its Zandvoort upgrade, which has already been tested during a filming day in Hungary, Honda hopes to make a first significant step
Combined with the experience gained by the newer team members, Orihara believes Honda's F1 operation is now at the required level.
This partly explains the difficult build-up phase – although several factors have played a role – but also why Honda is looking to the future with greater confidence.
"Besides that, our new people got those learning experiences from winter testing," Orihara added. "I think that since then we have made good progress in terms of our staff development.
"And now I'm confident that we are in a good position to develop a strong power unit and also strong energy management [for the upcoming years]."
Honda has already indicated that with its Zandvoort upgrade it wants to return to what Orihara calls the "racing field" in terms of power unit performance, before targeting becoming a "top competitor" in F1 again by late 2027 or early 2028.
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