Honda Quits Formula 1

Oh my!!

That's a bit out the blue

I have a friend who works there and from what he was saying there was a real big buzz there about the car for next year and the new season :(
 
Jenson will be crapping himself. Not many good seats available for next season.
Not sure how many buyers will be queuing up to buy the team, maybe a Russian Oligarch, Middle-east/Chinese buyers but will Honda still supply engines or will they have to buy in engines on a customer basis like Red Bull do.

Rob H
 
Wow I didn't see that coming. If they do leave rather than being sold will this take F1 below the viable number of cars threshold (20 cars)? After all the talk of next year being a very good one this is something to upset the team. At least with the promised good season and people like Ross Brawn on board they stand a reasonable chance of being bought up by someone, the problem is by who? This is a big big shame and a bit of late news for Button and Barrichello regarding their drives!
 
Looks like a Ferrari customer engine deal is included in the sale as well. Interesting and nervous times ahead. I wonder if Toyota might be stretched as well, as their car production has slowed worldwide.

Rob H
 
When you consider the plight of the US car giants (bail out claim gone from $25 to $34 Billion in a week or so!) I can't honestly see many teams making it to the starting grid next season, if there is one.
 
R420LA6X2/4MNA said:
When you consider the plight of the US car giants (bail out claim gone from $25 to $34 Billion in a week or so!) I can't honestly see many teams making it to the starting grid next season, if there is one.
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Must agree with you there, business is business and the waste gets cut first.
 
If toyota is goes then F1 can **** off and die.

At least thet give something in the midle to watch sometimes.

I predict a 2 team F1 in the future:p
 
not supprised to be honest

there was always a danger this was going to happen. The honda Bigwigs in japan are serious people, and will not take lightly spending £300 million on something which provides no forseeable return. last year they were finished 9th and if anything were damaging the honda brand being at the back of the grid every race.
 
Mp4 said:
Meh :( at the rate this world is going there won't be any F1 soon :/
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Which is fine. They can simply run the World Championship to a different ruleset to Formula One. They've done it before.

Grand Prix racing doesn't need to be Formula One, it can be run to a lesser, cheaper set of construction rules. It could be GP2. Or A1GP. Hell, it could even be Formula March-DFV-Hewland And since Mad Max wants standardised car parts anyway that last one could be a reality fairly soon.....
 
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