Red Bull and Honda call emergency meeting
Date published: July 30 2020 Bosses from Red Bull and Honda are set to meet at Silverstone over the weekend to address the team’s poor […]
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FIA explains why Honda could work in lockdown
Date published: July 27 2020 The FIA has explained why Honda was allowed to work on their engine while the other manufacturers weren’t during the […]
FIA explains how Honda worked through F1’s lockdown
After all, rivals Ferrari, Renault and Mercedes had all spent the weeks before the start of the season in enforced shutdown because of the coronavirus pandemic situation in Europe. […]
Gasly to get Honda engine change for Hungarian GP
Gasly will line up 10th on the grid at the Hungaroring on Sunday, but was left managing an engine issue that hindered much of his […]
Honda: Albon DNF consequence of Hamilton clash
Date published: July 11 2020 Alexander Albon’s DNF at the Austrian GP was likely a consequence of his clash with Lewis Hamilton says Honda F1 […]
Honda surprised by Mercedes engine development
Date published: July 10 2020 Honda says that, given the lockdown, the speed at which the Mercedes engine has developed has taken them by surprise. […]
Honda “surprised” by Mercedes progress during lockdown
The COVID-19 crisis and lockdowns worldwide meant that the FIA switched the official team factory shutdown to April-June. The power unit manufacturers were also included […]
Red Bull avoid PU changes as Honda apply “countermeasures” after Austria issues
Honda has applied “countermeasures” to ensure there will be no repeat of the issues that blighted Red Bull’s return to Formula 1 action in Austria […]
Honda introduces “counter measures” for Styrian GP
Though both Red Bull drivers will use the same power units they used last weekend, counter measures are being introduced by Honda in the wake […]
Honda introduces engine “countermeasures” after Austria DNFs
Verstappen was forced to pit and retire after running just 11 laps last weekend, while Albon was forced to stop on track in the closing […]
Honda investigating causes of Austrian failures
Date published: July 6 2020 Robbed of points, and even a podium, in Austria by two electrical failures, Honda are investigating the issues that befell […]
A raft of Red Bull upgrades, including Honda PU
Date published: July 1 2020 Red Bull are heading into their home races armed with plenty of new updates on the RB16 as they look […]
Verstappen favourite in Austria as Honda uses engine loophole
Honda takes advantage of a loophole to introduce an engine update ahead of the first Formula 1 race for 2020 to be held in Austria. […]
Honda to run upgraded engine in Austrian GP
With the Formula 1 season having been called off before cars left the pitlane at the Australian Grand Prix, it means all teams are free […]
Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault, Honda all now “on par” – Wolff
Toto Wolff is convinced Formula 1’s four power unit rivals Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault and Honda are now all on par with one another. Over the […]
Cyber attack did not affect Honda F1
Date published: June 10 2020 Honda has been forced to shut down manufacturing plants due to a cyber attack but says it hasn’t affected its […]
How Honda planned to save its first attempt to crack F1
Honda came into Formula 1 racing at the 1964 German Grand Prix, and achieved its first success when Richie Ginther won the 1965 Mexican GP. […]
AlphaTauri target no engine penalties for Honda
Date published: March 11 2020 AlphaTauri principal Franz Tost believes it’s a realistic target for Honda to make it through the 2020 season without engine […]
Honda ‘must support’ Max’s aim of 21 podiums
Date published: March 10 2020 Max Verstappen has set a target of reaching the podium at every race this season and Honda are ready to […]
Honda “confident” F1 start weakness addressed
Honda, which has ambitions to fight for the world championship with Red Bull this year, has already proved that its new power unit is both […]
Redbull & Adrian Newey up to old tricks again, this time with Honda
Back in the dominant days of the early 2010s with Red Bull Renault and Sebastian Vettel, chief designer Adrian Newey ensured that the Austrian team […]
Honda has made “big step up” with 2020 F1 engine
With the Japanese engine manufacturer setting sights on a potential title challenge with Red Bull, it has worked hard since last season to improve the […]
Horner happy with Honda: So far touch wood
Date published: March 2 2020 Christian Horner says Honda’s reliablity was “very encouraging” as the Japanese engine supplier required just one precautionary engine change between […]
Honda reliability very encouraging, says Horner
While pre-season testing was a vast improvement for Williams, certainly compared to last year when the Grove outfit was forced to miss the first two […]
Honda target penalty-free 2020 season
Date published: February 26 2020 Despite an engine change during testing, Red Bull and Honda are not planning on using a fourth power unit, hoping […]
Red Bull, Honda target no engine penalties in 2020
With the performance of the new RB16 having looked strong in the opening week of pre-season testing, Red Bull’s hopes of battling for the championship […]
Electric car move may hurt Red Bull-Honda future
Date published: February 25 2020 Honda is speaking with Red Bull about continuing their F1 partnership beyond 2021 but admit the trend towards “electrification” could […]
Honda admits to its fossil fuel dilemma
F1 is really in a quandary, for the fact is that unless the engine formula, indeed the entire philosophy of the sport is radically overhauled […]
Electrification complicating Honda's Red Bull contract talks
Global car manufacturers are facing tough business conditions because of regulatory clampdowns on the number and type of petrol and diesel cars they can sell. […]
Verstappen: Honda 'are pushing flat out' for performance gains
Max Verstappen is backing Honda to make the performance gains needed this Formula 1 season to close the gap to rivals Mercedes and Ferrari. After […]