Outgoing Honda motorsport boss Yasuhisa Arai feels he has fulfilled the task given to him by Honda to establish the Japanese manufacturer back in Formula 1 with McLaren.The 59-year-old will leave his role at the end of the month to be replaced Yusuke Hasegawa, who has experience working in F1...

Yasuhisa Arai will leave his role as motorsport boss for Honda's Formula 1 program at the end of the month.Following a board meeting in Tokyo, Honda Motor Company Ltd has announced its "annual organizational changes." Yusuke Hasegawa, who joined the division in 1986, will replace Arai as head of development,...

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier feels the difficulties endured by the team so early last year ultimately resulted in a close bond quickly being forged with Formula 1 engine partner Honda.Boullier has confirmed McLaren and Honda realized as soon as the first pre-season test in Jerez that a troubled year...

Honda had the capacity to supply a second Formula 1 team with engines in in 2016, despite McLaren's Ron Dennis suggesting otherwise.Having asked to terminate its contract with Renault at the end of last year, Red Bull turned to Honda for an engine supply after Mercedes and Ferrari both decided...

Honda motorsport chief Yasuhisa Arai says it is now too late to provide Red Bull with Formula 1 engines for next season should its likely Renault renewal fall through.Red Bull has been in touch with Mercedes, Ferrari and Honda regarding a power unit supply for next season after requesting to...

Eric Boullier has claimed while talks are ongoing with Red Bull with regard to an engine supply for the 2016 Formula 1 season, he has made clear McLaren-Honda is "not a charity foundation."With just four weeks of the F1 season remaining, Red Bull is still without a power unit for...

Honda is considering the possibility of supplying the Red Bull Formula 1 team with engines next season. The Japanese manufacturer returned to F1 this year with McLaren as its only team and so far the partnership has been skeptical about whether adding additional teams would provide a benefit.Honda chief Yasuhisa...

McLaren believes Honda's latest Formula 1 engine upgrade performed better than expected when it was introduced on Fernando Alonso's car in Friday practice at the Russian Grand Prix.Honda used its final four power-unit development tokens ahead of the Russian Grand Prix, and then ran the system in Fernando Alonso's McLaren...

Honda will introduce a new specification of engine on Fernando Alonso's Formula 1 car for the Russian Grand Prix, meaning the Spaniard will have to take a grid penalty.The Japanese manufacturer has spent its remaining four 2015 F1 engine development tokens on an internal combustion engine upgrade, plus associated exhaust...

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier has vehemently denied there are cracks in its Formula 1 alliance with power-unit supplier Honda. In light of Honda's struggles with the 1.6-liter V6 hybrid system on its return to F1, talk of a disintegrating relationship between the two companies has emerged. There have also...