Register | Sign in

Home
News
Drivers
- Current Drivers
- Max Verstappen
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Lando Norris
- Pierre Gasly
- Sergio Perez
- Fernando Alonso
- Charles Leclerc
- Lance Stroll
- Kevin Magnussen
- Yuki Tsunoda
- Alexander Albon
- Guanyu Zhou
- Nico Hulkenberg
- Esteban Ocon
- Franco Colapinto
- Lewis Hamilton
- Carlos Sainz
- George Russell
- Valtteri Bottas
- Oscar Piastri
- Test/Reserve Drivers
Teams
Tracks
Seasons
Pictures
- Latest Galleries
- 2024 Abu Dhabi Post-Season Test
- 2024 Abu Dhabi GP
- 2024 Abu Dhabi Saturday
- 2024 Abu Dhabi Practice
- 2024 Qatar GP
- 2024 Qatar Saturday
- 2024 Qatar Friday
- 2024 Las Vegas GP
- 2024 Las Vegas Qualifying
- 2024 Las Vegas Practice
- Gallery Categories
- 2024 Season
- 2023 Season
- 2022 Season
- All galleries
Stats
JOHNNYBET

Honda to withdraw from F1 by March 2009

NEWS STORY
04/12/2008

While it has yet to be officially confirmed, our sources at Brackley have informed us that at tonight's emergency meeting, the Honda F1 team's workforce was advised that the Japanese manufacturer is withdrawing from F1.

The Japanese car giant has said that it will withdraw from F1 in March 2009, and if no buyers have been lined up by that time the entire operation will be closed down.

There will be no forced redundancies at Brackley, however, the team is looking for voluntary redundancies, with many workers spending much of this afternoon contacting rival teams looking for work.

Members of Honda's HGT division currently working in England will return to Japan with immediate effect.

Honda claims to have two prospective buyers, however, there is a further complication with the news that Honda's withdrawal is total, it will not continue as an engine manufacturer.

If there is a potential buyer out there, and it is hard to see given the current financial climate, the most likely scenario is that Team Principal Ross Brawn might seek an engine deal with his former employer, Ferrari.

This is a sad end to a legendary name, and it is particularly hard on the Brackley workforce.

LATEST NEWS

RELATED ARTICLES

LATEST IMAGES

Click to go to the main galleries section

POST A COMMENT

sign in

or Register for a Pitpass ID to have your say

Please note that all posts are reactively moderated and must adhere to the site's posting rules and etiquette.

Post your comment

Sign in or register for a Pitpass ID to leave a comment here!

post comment

READERS COMMENTS

No comments posted as yet, would you like to be the first to have your say?

Share this page

X

close

Copyright © Pitpass 2002 - 2024. All rights reserved.

about us | advertise | contact | privacy & security | rss | terms