OK, now that's a paradox. Honda quit F1 at the end of 2008 season having already developed a car capable of winning the title in 2009. The financial meltdown was blamed and Honda wanted to focus on green cars instead. Oh, the NSX development under way at those days was also canceled, but we got the Insight instead... a very promising model that proved to be simply disappointing.
Now though, the F1 rules will change in 2013 and it seems that 1.6 L turbocharged engines will be used. Renault's managing director Jean-François Caubet said that companies will have to start from scratch with the upcoming new rules and he stated that a third manufacturer will join F1 in 2013. He said that a likely return of BMW is too premature and VW still hesitates. Caubet said that the third company will be a Japanese one and Honda is seriously considering a come back...
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