Honda could return to F1

Honda, who exited F1 in 2008, could yet return to F1 but only if rule changes prove to be attractive.

The Japanese manufacturer withdrew from the sport at the end of a dismal 2008 season, selling their F1 team to Ross Brawn.

Brawn GP, as the team was known, had immediate success, winning the 2009 Drivers' and Constructors' Championship.

However, Honda's withdrawal may not be permanent as Yoshiharu Yamamoto, the head of Honda R&D, says the door is never completely closed.

"On a personal level I love racing, but there is a lot involved when you are in F1 - it is the very top of auto racing and that requires a large commitment," Yoshiharu Yamamoto told Autocar.

"But it is true that we do look up at those races and hope that one day we can take part again.

"I do not personally think we can just go straight back immediately, but there is potential for the rules to change and attract us.

"I follow the rules, certainly, and if they present an opportunity then it would be nice to go back."
Yamamoto, though, was quick to point out that this was his "personal view - not that of Honda - but I feel the first thing we must do is win in the WTCC, and then perhaps we can look further afield."

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http://www.sportlive.co.za/motorsport/2012/10/11/honda-could-return-to-f1