Honda To Return To F1 With Mclaren?

If reports out of the Formula 1 circle are true, we may be seeing one of the greatest engine and chassis combos in F1 history return. Word has it that Honda will become the engine supplier for McLaren’s F1 team beginning in 2015. Neither party has confirmed the reports, but it seems F1’s move to turbo engines (which will be introduced in 2014) have Honda serious contemplating a return to the sport. Honda’s own F1 team was shut down in 2008, with the remnants of it turned into the championship-winning Brawn GP operation.

Honda has a rich history in F1, and there are many around the world who would love to see the company back in competition. What do you think about the idea of this legendary pairing making a comeback?

-Mike

Source: BBC Sport

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YEEEEEEEEEEESSSS
 
It's been too long.

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YEEEEEEEEEEESSSS
 
It's been too long.

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:O holy smokes thats fuking sick!

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:O holy smokes thats fuking sick!

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Oh look! More speculation but no evidence!
 
If it happens, it happens. If it doesn't, it doesn't. We all know how much of an epic fail Honda F1/Super Aguri was.

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Oh look! More speculation but no evidence!
 
If it happens, it happens. If it doesn't, it doesn't. We all know how much of an epic fail Honda F1/Super Aguri was.

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And for argument's sake, McLaren could just as well move to Ferrari engines. 
 
All this stuff reminds me of that History Channel Alien meme

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And for argument's sake, McLaren could just as well move to Ferrari engines. 
 
All this stuff reminds me of that History Channel Alien meme

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Man i thought the baby boomers lived in the era of greatness when it came to cars but now it seems like we are living in the greatest times. Look at all the cool cars(except that new lambo) that has been coming out lately and now racing is getting more competitive. All we need now is for congress to sign a bill so that a 2 race tracks per city  law goes into effect for every major city in the USA and things will be in its proper order. :]

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Man i thought the baby boomers lived in the era of greatness when it came to cars but now it seems like we are living in the greatest times. Look at all the cool cars(except that new lambo) that has been coming out lately and now racing is getting more competitive. All we need now is for congress to sign a bill so that a 2 race tracks per city  law goes into effect for every major city in the USA and things will be in its proper order. :]

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Honda should focus on building cars worth driving first. They already have the engine-thing down pat.

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Honda should focus on building cars worth driving first. They already have the engine-thing down pat.

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It will be awsome!

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It will be awsome!

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@hanablemoore Eh. The 80's still has my heart of one of the best era of cars ever made. I do somewhat agree with you though. It does seem like a lot of car companies are pulling out their secret cards recently

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@hanablemoore Eh. The 80's still has my heart of one of the best era of cars ever made. I do somewhat agree with you though. It does seem like a lot of car companies are pulling out their secret cards recently

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It'd be nice, and even tho it won't be like this I'm going to fantasise about the glory days of the Marlbro/Honda/McLaren turbo reign...
*fantasises*

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It'd be nice, and even tho it won't be like this I'm going to fantasise about the glory days of the Marlbro/Honda/McLaren turbo reign...
*fantasises*

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@somebodysb2 I'm not sure there's as much likelyhood of Mclaren/Ferrari as there is of McLaren/Honda, they're arch rivals in everything =P

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@somebodysb2 I'm not sure there's as much likelyhood of Mclaren/Ferrari as there is of McLaren/Honda, they're arch rivals in everything =P

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Wow really, if you checked the news at all not only are you late with this speculation by a day or so, mclaren have already denied it!

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Wow really, if you checked the news at all not only are you late with this speculation by a day or so, mclaren have already denied it!

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Nope, I read this morning that Mclaren have signed with Mercedes for another 4 years

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Nope, I read this morning that Mclaren have signed with Mercedes for another 4 years

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Dear Speedhunters and Electronic Arts Inc. , please never show a red and/or white car again. My 6 year old daughter could have accidentally seen this obnoxious race car livery and have suddenly been overcome with the uncontrollable desire to smoke some delicious, refreshing tobacco cigarettes. Sure... it didnt' SAY it on there but it made me think of it.
 
SHAME ON YOU MIKE GARRETT!

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Dear Speedhunters and Electronic Arts Inc. , please never show a red and/or white car again. My 6 year old daughter could have accidentally seen this obnoxious race car livery and have suddenly been overcome with the uncontrollable desire to smoke some delicious, refreshing tobacco cigarettes. Sure... it didnt' SAY it on there but it made me think of it.
 
SHAME ON YOU MIKE GARRETT!

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I think that would be incredible! I'm a huge fan of both Honda and Mclaren alone. Both of them paired up? I'm down for that =]

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I think that would be incredible! I'm a huge fan of both Honda and Mclaren alone. Both of them paired up? I'm down for that =]

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@JoeWhaler Aww  really? I was hoping I could see this legendary combination back together!

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@JoeWhaler Aww  really? I was hoping I could see this legendary combination back together!

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@FunctionFirst Maybe that's why F1 is so important. The now legendary early to mid '90s era Honda lineup featured a lot of trickle down effect from the NSX and what Honda was doing in F1. Or so I've read.

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@FunctionFirst Maybe that's why F1 is so important. The now legendary early to mid '90s era Honda lineup featured a lot of trickle down effect from the NSX and what Honda was doing in F1. Or so I've read.

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All we need is Senna and Prost to complete the trifecta....

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@Mark Reyes  @milkplus If it had any more sarcasm Mark we'd all be.... well I don't know what happens when there's too much but it's pretty obvious lol

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One word:
 
KABLAMMO

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ToyotaSupraMan

@Gomez85 It would be possible, with Bruno Senna and Nicolas Prost...
 
Just saying.

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only if senna is still here

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YES! YES!! *sobbing*
 
Can't wait!!

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Please, Toyota follow suit!

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Toyota failed miserably at F1

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@carsonson His son, Bruno Senna, is.

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@ToyotaSupraMan  @Gomez85 Imagine if Honda hired them both...

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@milkplus lol...or Lucky Strikes.

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@apex_DNA  @carsonson Bruno is Ayrton's nephew, not son.

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@SaudQureshi  @FunctionFirst" The now legendary early to mid '90s era Honda lineup..."
 
You mean '92-95 Civic and 90-93 Integra? What about '96-00 Civic and '94-01 Integra? I doubt any of those would exist if it weren't for the '88-91 Civic, on which they all are based on, literally.
 
"...featured a lot of trickle down effect from the NSX and what Honda was doing in F1."
 
Not necessarily, a lot of of F1-derived technology like the double-wishbone suspension, PGM-FI and VTEC could be found in older Hondas, years before it made to the NSX.
 
"Or so I've read."
 
Now you know.

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@DrBimmer  @carsonson Oh yeah, that's right.

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@Dekro  @hanablemoore But not the manufacturer at hand, and that's why '90s were best...I doubt we'll see that much greatness again. Some greatness, yes perhaps...I mean, just look at the new 86, isn't that a miracle in itself?

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Um, Wut? Do you actually watch F1? What you said was along the lines of Minardi winning an F1 race.

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@apex_DNA  @ToyotaSupraMan  @Gomez85 Imagine 2 useless drivers using a relatives name to get race seats. Oh wait, thats what those to have been doing for over a decade.

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Just what honda needs to bring back their true racing spirit.

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eduardobautista91

reminds me of the SENNA years.

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eduardobautista91

@Autolegend  @apex_DNA  @ToyotaSupraMan  @Gomez85 damn you just know how to tickle my funny bone:P

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BenjaminSaucier

@apex_DNA  @DrBimmer  @carsonson carrying the Senna name doesn't give you the talent as well. He's not bad though. You see it more in Hamilton to be honest, I wonder what he thinks of this.

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BenjaminSaucier

McLaren was having reliability issues last year but you can't deny that it started looking like they had the fastest car on the field by the end of 2012. So with or without Honda, I think McLaren has tapped into whatever it was missing before.

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@Autolegend @ToyotaSupraMan @Gomez85 Not sure about Prost, but Senna isn't that bad imho

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@BenjaminSaucier @DrBimmer @carsonson I never said it did...but we can dream right?

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I think it will be good for F1, the fans Mclaren and Honda, I hope it happens

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@apex_DNA  So at the end of the day it was F1 derived, if not a trickle down from the NSX.

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That would be stuff of legend if Honda and Mclaren became partners in F1 again!

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@BenjaminSaucier      
 Now that Hamilton isn"t racing for Mclaren next year.

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enrikoalfabian

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enrikoalfabian

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@SaudQureshi It was more along the lines of F1-derived technology trickling down FROM older Hondas TO the NSX, and of course, directly from F1 (and then some, I'm not sure what exactly, might have trickled down to the newer Hondas)...similar thing happened with the S2000, it was a combination of Honda's know-how up to that point in time (a lot of it was borrowed from Honda's own FF models), which set stage for the K-series motors used in Honda's FF (and AWD) lineup.

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I think TMG is fully occupied by the LMP programme.

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@BenjaminSaucier  @apex_DNA  @DrBimmer  @carsonson Yes, last names doesn't mean instant success: Andretti, Fittipaldi, Brabham, Senna, Prost, all better drivers than a lot of folks, but not in the same league as their relatives.

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@Gomez85 @BenjaminSaucier @DrBimmer @carsonson Those are names I haven't heard in awhile.

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will it make KERS and DRS any less boring?

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Re-introduction*

Author73

@milkplus My cats try to drink Miller and Budweiser whenever I watch NASCAR!

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I'd rather like to see them at the 24hrs of Le Mans...
LMP > F1

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@2222222 F1 is the pinnacle of car racing...

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@apex_DNA  @2222222 new F1 rule, the 2014 1.6L Turbo V6 engine would be compatible with both series. so if the are building one for F1, definitely LMP is also on the table!

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if the regulations are loose enough to allow Honda to do their thing, I'd love to see them back

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