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Blackpuddin
Original Poster
4,779 posts
74 months
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AreOut
327 posts
30 months
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are they going to engineer the best car again and leave the circus for another company to take the fame?
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Life Saab Itch
34,044 posts
57 months
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AreOut said: are they going to engineer the best car again and leave the circus for another company to take the fame? Even if the Brawn had been a honda, it would have still had the Honda engine,,,,which would have lumbered a sublime chassis with an old boat anchor.
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williamp
11,258 posts
142 months
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Honda. Try the WEC. take the fight to Audi and Toyota. We'll be missing some lola chassis in 2013...
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zac510
4,955 posts
75 months
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This is how ridiculous rumours get started.
One person reads that article and thinks "This represents just the opinion of one individual and if events (ie the rule changes) occur then the probability will increase slightly"
Another person reads it and thinks "Honda are definitely coming back to F1!!11!1!!1 OMGZORS"
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Rex Ironstone
589 posts
59 months
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Honda are definitely coming back to F1!!11!1!!1 OMGZORS
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PW
1,744 posts
108 months
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williamp said: Honda. Try the WEC. take the fight to Audi and Toyota. We'll be missing some lola chassis in 2013... You know what the "H" in HPD stands for...
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robmlufc
2,675 posts
55 months
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Honda are definitely coming back to F1!!11!1!!1 OMGZORS
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robmlufc
2,675 posts
55 months
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PW said: You know what the "H" in HPD stands for... Wirth Research basically, rather than full fat Honda :-)
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PW
1,744 posts
108 months
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robmlufc said: Wirth Research basically, rather than full fat Honda :-) Wirth's funding it?
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rlw
2,176 posts
106 months
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Watching the silly McLaren cartoon pre last week's Japanese GP, I was struck by the very close resemblance of the two robots featured in it to the fancy Honda robot that was doing the rounds a few years ago. Coincidence or a subtle hint?
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robmlufc
2,675 posts
55 months
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PW said: Wirth's funding it? American Honda Motor Company I guess? Sorry I thought we were talking about a full factory effort.
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coppice
613 posts
13 months
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Life Saab Itch said: Even if the Brawn had been a honda, it would have still had the Honda engine,,,,which would have lumbered a sublime chassis with an old boat anchor. But if you consider the engines which Honda has got right- such as F1 between 85- 92 ?
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ArnageWRC
591 posts
28 months
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Why are they thinking of F1 – haven’t they learned their lesson?
The WEC would be a far better series for them, up against their rival Toyota, as well as Audi, Porsche, etc It also offers a better technology showcase – rather than the ‘one size fits all’ F1 engine spec.
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PW
1,744 posts
108 months
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robmlufc said: American Honda Motor Company I guess? Sorry I thought we were talking about a full factory effort. What is the HPD effort if not the definition of "trying" the WEC? With minimal expense they have 2 LMP1 teams and an LMP2 testing the water.
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P-Jay
3,612 posts
60 months
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Have they got any 'sporty' cars in the pipeline that would benefit from F1 promotion?
There's no point in spending millions in F1 if all your road cars are built and designed to be sold to people who don't crave a 'sporty' drive.
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Redlake27
1,706 posts
113 months
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ArnageWRC said: Why are they thinking of F1 – haven’t they learned their lesson?
The WEC would be a far better series for them, up against their rival Toyota, as well as Audi, Porsche, etc It also offers a better technology showcase – rather than the ‘one size fits all’ F1 engine spec. But WEC (excluding Le Mans) gets around 1% of F1's tv audience. It is a great championship, and has enormous potential. However, it only really works as a marketing platform if you have something really innovative and unique (Toyota Hybrid, Nissan DeltaWing, Audi Diesel and now quattro). Honda could 'own' Hydrogen, linking to the clarityFCX road car, but there are few other unique things to communicate. I see F1 as Honda's destiny again, but as an engine supplier to McLaren.
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m0rris
75 posts
19 months
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Somewhere I read that the F1 and LMP1 engines will be interchangeable once the new regs for both have come in (this may or may not be true, IIRC it was an Autocar article about Ferrari and LMP1). If so I'd suggest that Honda would be reasonably likely to return as an engine supplier for F1 with a view to the joint development of F1 engines for A. N. Other team alongside the development of an "all Honda" LMP car.
I really can't see Honda coming in and wasting that much money again and I suspect that their accountants can't either. However as a limited venture the McLaren Honda winning the WDC/WCC would give them plenty to boast about for a fraction of the cost of a full team effort. (Seeing as McLaren are possibly going to have to look for a new engine supplier and co-operating Honda's potential WEC effort would make the most sense to me).
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robmlufc
2,675 posts
55 months
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PW said: What is the HPD effort if not the definition of "trying" the WEC?
With minimal expense they have 2 LMP1 teams and an LMP2 testing the water. Yeah true! Still holding out hope we will see a factory effort, do they have the facilities still to build a sports car or would they have to use Wirth? m0rris said: Somewhere I read that the F1 and LMP1 engines will be interchangeable once the new regs for both have come in (this may or may not be true, IIRC it was an Autocar article about Ferrari and LMP1). If so I'd suggest that Honda would be reasonably likely to return as an engine supplier for F1 with a view to the joint development of F1 engines for A. N. Other team alongside the development of an "all Honda" LMP car. That is true.
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tux
1,687 posts
77 months
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There were many rumours of Honda/HPD coming back with a full blown works effort being run by either JRM or Strakka in the WEC and the possibility of a GTE car likely a NSX in 2015. http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120322/MOTORSPOR... (was in Autosport too)/ If they were to come back to F1 maybe they would look at buying Sauber (fully/a stake). It looks like Peter Sauber is stepping back from the team and may be convinced to sell with retirement looking likely.
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