16 May 2013
Honda will return to Formula One in 2015 as engine supplier to McLaren.
The Japanese manufacturing giant quit F1 at the end of 2008 at the height of the global financial crisis.But with F1 due for a major engine overhaul from next season, Honda has decided the time is right to make a comeback.
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh (above) said: “I am delighted to announce Honda and McLaren will soon begin a new chapter.
“It is a partnership synonymous with success. In 1988, we created the most successful F1 car of all time which was driven to victory 15 times out of 16 [grands prix].”
Honda president Takanobu Ito said: “We shall act as McLaren-Honda.”
