Aston Martin’s 2026 F1 car has made its very first track appearance as the team finally joined the Barcelona shakedown on Thursday. Aston Martin flew their AMR26 in to Girona airport on Wednesday evening and assembled their new challenger overnight at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The first sighting of the brand new Aston Martin, decked in an all-black testing livery, revealed incredibly aggressive undercut sidepods and an intriguing engine cover and airbox arrangement. Aston Martin are also becoming an exclusive works team in 2026 by switching to Honda power units. 2026 will provide a first reflection of how close Aston Martin are to achieving the lofty ambitions set out by Canadian billionaire team owner Lawrence Stroll.