JULY 13, 2002
Don't forget Mugen...
Mugen has been out of Formula 1 since Honda's official return to the World Championship but it is not impossible that the company could be back in the sport again next year, working in parallel with Honda.
Ligier was taken over by Alain Prost and the team used Mugens until the current deal with Peugeot began in 1998 when the relationship between Mugen and Jordan began. This has resulted in two wins: the first for Damon Hill in Belgium that year and the second for Heinz-Harald Frentzen in France in 1999.
The return of Honda in an official capacity with BAR led to a period of cohabitation between Mugen and Honda which ended when a deal was struck between Honda and Jordan.
With Honda and Jordan thought unlucky to do a deal for next year there might be a possibility for Mugen - although all the signs at the moment are that Jordan is going for a supply of Cosworth V10 engines. The problem is that there are three teams trying to do Cosworth deals and only two supplies available.