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autohabit · 12-04-2008, 06:50 PM

Strong rumours now circulating.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/7766092.stm

HeilSvenska · 12-04-2008, 07:01 PM

Makes sense...

enzoferrari · 12-04-2008, 08:33 PM

Not cool

styla21 · 12-04-2008, 09:39 PM

Its such shit news.

Mattk · 12-04-2008, 09:59 PM

I'm not surprised, and rather disappointing considering they had a good first season. They had the goods to be back up there, but clearly Honda is running out of money. Not much anyone can do.

RC45 · 12-04-2008, 10:03 PM

Good - maybe this type of action will shake F1 managment into the reality.

arguapacha · 12-04-2008, 11:45 PM

They hired Ross Brawn for nothing?

styla21 · 12-05-2008, 01:16 AM

Originally Posted by Mattk

I'm not surprised, and rather disappointing considering they had a good first season. They had the goods to be back up there, but clearly Honda is running out of money. Not much anyone can do.

Yes, but more alarmingly, is if Honda see it as worthwhile to pull out from F1 as one of the more profitable car manufacturers - what does this mean for the others?
Toyota and Williams may be looking grim also

F250 · 12-05-2008, 08:14 AM

I hope more manufacturers pull out of F1. How much can Bernie charge the world to watch Lewis Hamilton play with himself?

blue8 · 12-05-2008, 09:25 AM

To reduce costs next year, Mosley has announced a new plan concerning engines:

FIA president Max Mosley has moved in the wake of Honda's Formula One exit to lay out the terms for a drastically cheaper engine offer from Cosworth that will help reduce costs in the sport.

Teams will have the option of using the standard engine, building the unit themselves or, Mosley explains, "continue to use their existing engine, with the current ban on development and requirement for engine parity still in place (noting that the engine supplied will become the reference engine for output and other performance indicators and no engine will be permitted to exceed those indicators)."

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72324

bluedemon · 12-06-2008, 08:07 PM

I don't think its good for the sport to lose any teams, especially Honda even though they were not very competive but they did have hope. I wouldn't be surprised to see Williams leave soon. Stupid economy

Mattk · 12-06-2008, 11:06 PM

I don't think this will be a permanent thing. Honda's left and come back before. They may still live on as an engine/parts supplier. When things pick up again, they'll be sure to give it another shot. They've got too much racing pedigree to just give it up.

mts6800 · 12-07-2008, 04:45 AM

Bummer, but maybe not surprising. Honda must have been wondering when, if ever, they would become competitive. Nick Fry said there are 3 serious inquiries to buy the team.

Now Max wants to force all the teams to use a standard transmission next year, to save costs. Not likely to save cost pushing that at the end of the year. With the KERS systems well into design the teams will incur a lot of costs to adapt them to a different transmission. I bet the biggest teams will make Max back down on that one.

As for Williams dropping ot of F1, not bloody likely. Unlike Honda, F1 is Williams only business and Sir Frank is the toughest in the business.

Not good for Rubens unless he has a sponsor with a boatload of money.

ae86_16v · 12-07-2008, 06:19 AM

Originally Posted by arguapacha

They hired Ross Brawn for nothing?

Feel bad for Ross too. I mean they promised him everything, guess it would've been better if he just went back to Ferrari. . .

zeus_2011 · 12-07-2008, 07:16 AM

Typical though, as soon as F1 becomes exciting again, with various teams fighting for race (if not championship) victory, it receives a kick in the head in the form of a depression.