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HONDA WON’T BE THE ONLY COMPANY WITH SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT F1

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2 years ago

02/10/2020

HONDA WON T BE THE ONLY COMPANY WITH SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT F1

Red Bull Racing have to look for a new engine for 2022, but is not giving up hope of winning races with Honda in 2020 and 2021, Helmut Marko said after the announcement of the news.

It’s sad news that Honda is pulling out of F1 at the end of 2021 and it has certainly put Red Bull and AlphaTauri in a very vulnerable position.

For Honda, it needs to focus on its main business first. In this ever-changing world, fossil fuel energy is on the way out. We all talk about other forms of energy, but huge research needs to be put into them before they will get to a level that is commercially viable.

That, together with the added coronavirus pandemic, which doesn’t seem to have any end in sight, means Honda has to focus on how it invests in the future. The survival of Honda in the transportation market is critical.

On top of that, lately Red Bull has been starting to do as it did with Renault and throw some stones. This is not a good way to go with a Japanese company and is perhaps one of the reasons it will have made this withdrawal decision.

For Formula 1 it is also a major blow. With the world economy as it is there are not too many major car companies lined up to take Honda’s place. And Honda might not be the only one to be considering its future in F1.

HONDA WON’T BE THE ONLY COMPANY WITH SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT F1 HONDA WON’T BE THE ONLY COMPANY WITH SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT F1