Video: Honda’s 2015 F1 Engine Teased

Not long after revealing the first image of its 2015 Formula One engine, Honda has released an interesting video of the powertrain. It provides us with some up close details of the engine while also previewing how it sounds albeit under some fairly loud music.
Honda left Formula One as an engine supplier back in 2008 but due to the new turbocharged V6 engines adopted this year, has decided to return to the top form of motorsport for next season. Just the McLaren cars will use the Honda engines but there’s a possibility more teams will adopt the Honda engine in coming years depending on their success.

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http://www.gtspirit.com/2014/10/13/video-hondas-2015-f1-engine-teased/

Honda says making 'steady progress' in F1 comeback

Japan's Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito delivers a speech during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb 7 on the company's motorsports strategy and initiatives for 2014. - AFP

TOKYO (AFP): Japanese automaker Honda said Friday it is making "steady progress" toward its return to Formula One racing in 2015.

Honda said last year it would rejoin the European-dominated sport as an engine supplier to British team McLaren in a bid to revive their championship-winning partnership.

"The company is making steady progress in developing the power unit," Honda said in a statement outlining its motorsports strategy for 2014.

The company is establishing its European base for F1 activity in Milton Keynes, 80 kilometres (50 miles) northwest of London, to rebuild and maintain power units developed at Honda's research and development centre in Japan.

The company said it also set up a new centre at home in January for development of F1 and other motorsports.

Honda pulled out of F1 after the 2008 season, ending an involvement that began in the 1960s, to cut costs during the economic downturn that ravaged Japanese exports to the United States and Europe. It sold its team to former principal Ross Brawn the next year.

A recent change in F1 rules, promoting the use of environmentally friendlier turbo engines, made the comeback decision easier because Honda can more readily transfer the technology to its commercial vehicles.

The McLaren-Honda alliance conquered F1 from 1988 to 1991 with Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost at the wheel.

Honda started racing in F1 as a full-fledged team in 1964, and stayed until 1968.

During that time, it won two races. Then, as a supplier of engines to other teams including McLaren, Williams and Lotus, it raced from 1983 to 1992 and won 69 races.

After an eight-year hiatus, Honda returned as an engine provider and then part-owner of the BAR team from 2000 to 2005. In 2006 it took full control and renamed it Honda.

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http://www.thestar.com.my/Sport/Motorsport/2014/02/07/Honda-says-making-steady-progress-in-F1-comeback/

Honda Fires new F1 Engine for the First Time

Today Honda has released a recording of its new F1 engine which was recently fired for the first time. The engine is being developed for the 2015 season where Honda will participate under a joint project with McLaren.

Manabu Nishimae, President of Honda Motor Europe Ltd, commented, “It is exciting to hear the cry of our new born Formula One engine for the first time. Our engineers are working hard to develop the engine and we are all looking forward to the start of the 2015 season.”

Honda will be in charge of the development, manufacture and supply of the power unit, including the engine and energy recovery system, while McLaren will be in charge of the development and manufacture of the chassis, as well as the management of the new team, McLaren Honda.

From 2014, new F1 regulations require the introduction of a 1.6 litre direct injection turbocharged V6 engine with energy recovery systems. The opportunity to further develop these powertrain technologies through the challenge of racing is central to Honda’s decision to participate in F1. Throughout its history, Honda has passionately pursued improvements in the efficiency of the internal combustion engine and in more recent years, the development of pioneering energy management technologies such as hybrid systems. Participation in Formula 1 under these new regulations will encourage even further technological progress in both these areas. Furthermore, a new generation of Honda engineers can experience the challenges and the thrills of operating at the pinnacle of motorsport.

Honda will base its European racing operation in Milton Keynes from June 2014.

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http://www.hondanews.eu/en/corporatenewsdetail/?id=3335