Currently Merc powered, AMR is managing to beat the Merc "works" team thus far this season. A huge slap to the Merc team, and no doubt noticed by all on the grid.

With the reg changes coming in 2026, this partnership seems like a smart time to make a move. We all know the deck shuffles over time, and Honda seems to have done a really good job all the way around with the current regs. With RB moving to Ford, it seems rather risky, since they will be coming in with both the new regs in place as well as a return to F1 after years away. Being Honda has powered the cars that took titles and brought the fight to Merc, it seems somewhat odd that they have confidence in changing.

I think AMR are the ones making a smart move here.