Rumor Of The Day: Honda Returning To Formula One?

Honda is shaping up to announce its return to formula one, a source at the Japanese manufacturer said on Wednesday.

We reported at the weekend that McLaren has let a deadline pass whereby it could have extended its customer deal with Mercedes beyond next season.

“That can only mean Honda in 2015,” said Auto Motor und Sport correspondent Michael Schmidt.

It is reported Honda, having pulled out its works formula one team at the end of 2008, will return as an engine supplier.

It will supply a ERS-powered turbo V6 to McLaren free of charge, and consider customer deals with teams like prospective partners Sauber and Lotus.

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MorePower - 5/15/2013 5:37:52 PM

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BAR never had a driver that looked that good unless Jacques or Jenson were not telling us something.

If McLaren can turn around this season and win some races this year, Honda will be back. A F1 engine program costs a hell of a lot less than trying to bring a competitive team to the grid, let alone one that turned out to be a disaster on the scale of BAR.