OCTOBER 4, 2005
A second team with Honda
More details are emerging of Honda's plans in F1 and we hear from Japan that there will be a second team next year, using V8 engines. This is expected to be a new team but there are no further details at the moment of who this may involve.
More details are emerging of Honda's plans in F1 and we hear from Japan that there will be a second team next year, using V8 engines. This is expected to be a new team but there are no further details at the moment of who this may involve. The only obvious candidate is the Japanese group that was discussing a deal with McLaren. It is perhaps possible that the team would acquire the old McLaren factory in Woking and work from there but getting things in place would be a rush, given that there is a limited time available to design and build a car.
Takuma Sato will be the driver of the secondary Honda team, which suggests that there is a strong Japanese involvement in the project and that has led to speculation that it could be the Dome company, which has been working closely with Honda for years.