Reports: McLaren wants Honda to sack Arai
Sep.6 – Behind the scenes, McLaren is lobbying for Honda’s F1 chief to be sacked. That is the claim of multiple British..
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More mixed messages as Honda tackles Monza
Sep.2 – Honda is going into yet another race weekend with mixed messages. As McLaren‘s struggling Japanese supplier debuted an..
Honda: ‘Engine is better than Renault’
Honda motorsport chief Yasuhisa Arai has declared that his engine has more performance than Renault’s, which serves former champions Red..
Honda: McLaren not best car on 2015 grid
Aug.28 – Honda insists it is not solely to blame for McLaren‘s woeful 2015 season. With the MP4-30 raced by champions Fernando..
Whiting: Honda exploited ‘good faith’ of penalty cap
Aug.28 – Charlie Whiting has admitted the new rule scrapping in-race penalties was exploited by McLaren-Honda last weekend in..
Boullier: Honda has Ferrari-like plan to improve
Aug.25 – Honda “has a plan” to dramatically improve a crucial element of its current power unit, according to McLaren..
Alonso: Honda power boost smaller than rumoured
Aug.21 – Fernando Alonso has admitted he will start Sunday’s Belgian grand prix from the back of the grid. That is because of a..
McLaren drivers to use two new engines each at Spa
Aug.20 – It will be a long and tiring Belgian grand prix weekend for the McLaren-Honda mechanics. It was already known that, as Honda..
Honda’s hopes collapse as Alonso targets 107%
Aug.22 – Fernando Alonso insists he is not distraught, even though a highly-touted Honda engine upgrade appeared not to have pushed..
Honda admits F1 return harder than expected
Aug.6 – Honda has admitted it underestimated the difficulty of its return to formula one this year. While much of the rest of the F1..
No summer shutdown for Honda & Renault
Aug.3 – F1’s teams and drivers may be packing their bags for the summer break, but there will be no such factory shutdown at..
Lauda tips McLaren-Honda to succeed
Jul.26 – Niki Lauda has tipped Fernando Alonso and McLaren-Honda to bounce back from their current trough. The once-great..
Honda to use penalty-free upgrade in Hungary
Jul.24 – Honda is unveiling a ‘token-free’ engine upgrade in Hungary and the McLaren drivers will even dodge penalties..
McNish: Honda lacks ‘racing spirit’ of 90s
Jul.16 – Former F1 driver Allan McNish has questioned whether Honda can ever make a success of its new collaboration with McLaren. In..
Button: McLaren should prioritise pace over reliability
Jul.1 – Jenson Button has urged McLaren-Honda to prioritise performance over reliability. Team boss Eric Boullier said recently that,..
McLaren and Honda play down Manor F1 rumours
Jun.16 – McLaren and Honda have played down speculation linking Manor with a supply of Japanese power for 2016. Honda, returning to..
Honda: Energy recovery is ‘greatest difficulty’
Jun.16 – McLaren and Honda are working hard to improve their relationship as the once-great collaboration struggles at the start of a..
Report links Manor with Honda switch
Jun.15 – Backmarker Manor is emerging as the front-runner to become Honda’s first F1 customer. The Japanese carmaker returned..
McLaren offers ‘more resources’ to help Honda
Jun.8 – McLaren has offered to help works engine partner Honda to end the current crisis before it becomes..
Honda freezes F1 engine unsure of 2015 ‘tokens’
After a troubled winter, 2015 newcomer Honda has now locked in McLaren‘s ‘power unit’ for this year’s campaign. It..
