Honda returns to F1 in 2015

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Honestly, I will only believe it when I see an official announcement.

There are a couple of Oriental gentlemen working at McLaren and maybe they were mistaken as Honda personnel.

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I personally believe that there is some truth in this but there is a big difference between Honda running an engine for a concept study and them running a full racing program with all the bells and whistles. The technology in the KERS & WERS units is pretty unique and would require a great deal of investment. Its all a good fit for their corporate image though and they've been known to run F1 projects in secret before...

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_RA099

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XuVd8Yz ... ata_player

It'd be a good outside bet for sure.
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I love rumours. Not sure where to put my money on this one. It's a big gamble to come back into F1 - although that gamble is minimised if it's with someone like McLaren. Question is, who do you believe?
Yoshiharu Yamamoto, told Autocar: “On a personal level I love racing, but there is a lot involved when you are in F1 – it is the very top of auto racing and that requires a large commitment. But it is true that we do look up at those races and hope that one day we can take part again.
“I do not personally think we can just go straight back immediately, but there is potential for the rules to change and attract us. I follow the rules, certainly, and if they present an opportunity then it would be nice to go back.” Source
I made some enquiries in Japan over the last couple of days and it seems there are some significant hurdles to them coming back.
• share price has slumped by over 30% in the last 9 months and the mood I’m getting from sources close to the manufacturer is that there are bigger business issues to deal with before they start thinking about F1 again.
• The there is the issue of exchange rates, which are making Japanese goods very expensive overseas at the moment.
• Perhaps the biggest hurdle would be one of confidence within the Japanese company;
• there hasn’t been any clear sign that they are engaged in building prototypes at this time.
If it turns out that they are – and Japanese sources say not – then it could get very interesting.
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Scarb F1 has told me in a private conversation that Honda has already build the engine. So it is not a project it is reality! Source
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The new engine formula fits nicely into the drivetrain going into the next NSX.
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2014:
Mclaren replaces mercedes powerplant with Honda V6 Turbo,
Jenson Button moves to Ferrari to replace Felipe Massa [Whom will go to Sahara Force india]
Bruno Senna will come with the Honda engine deal, placing Bruno Senna alongside Sergio Perez,
Sponsorwise and media-wise a wonderfull deal.
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If Honda return to Mclaren, Honda would not want JB to leave, He is big in Japan.
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Manoah2u wrote:2014:
Mclaren replaces mercedes powerplant with Honda V6 Turbo,
Jenson Button moves to Ferrari to replace Felipe Massa [Whom will go to Sahara Force india]
Bruno Senna will come with the Honda engine deal, placing Bruno Senna alongside Sergio Perez,
Sponsorwise and media-wise a wonderfull deal.
Some people are not happy about Mclaren's current driver line up with Button and Perez, to replace Button with Bruno Senna would be hilarious...

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I could never see JB at Ferrari. It just wouldn't work.
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JayeOFarrell wrote:I could never see JB at Ferrari. It just wouldn't work.
That's a non-issue. GM mix Hamilton and Bruno Senna. Problems solved.
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A good 'tell' would be if Maclaren and JB stepped up media activities in Japan this year.

Or maybe Mercedes will ruin the surprise, like Maclaren did for them in announcing the Lowe deal so early, by stating there is no contract for 2014 :p
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/21655985

BBC is hinting at a 2015 entry for Honda.
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If its true, Honda and Mercedes literally swapped places in the matter of a few years !

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McLaren - Honda 2015 ?

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It has been said before, but I just saw some other article about it.

What do you guys think or know?

http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/07304
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sirexilon wrote:It has been said before, but I just saw some other article about it.

What do you guys think or know?

http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/07304
It's complete true, specialy when Mclaren confirmed it. They said they get in big fight with Mercedes enginners, topic was Hamilton and Lowe, it's seems there is no more "Lowe" between them.

You didnt heard this from me, but this are just rumors.