F1 » Honda set to quit F1

Worldwide carsales are plummeting, affecting Honda and Toyota very strongly as they are two of the biggest manufacturers. It is naive to think that Toyota is not considering at least a huge budget cut.

Honda's F1 sale is very disappointing, but now I whsh Honda uses that money to keep their employees over the world. I hope the decision be good for the people (outside the F1).

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and they were really confident for next year after all the kers work.

honda do have a history of pulling out without warning in both cars and bikes.

bad news.

Ferrari threat to quit, Alonso gonna leave, Honda quit. What gonna happen after this??

G Irish, i dun think the Malaysian GP would be under threat if Honda & Toyota pull out. Just because we're Asian doesn't mean we automatically support the Asian teams. More Malaysians support the big three (McLaren, Ferrari & BMW) than they do Honda or Toyota. Especially BMW, since BMW's sponsored by the natl. oil giant Petronas. But I must say, this is bad. The domino effect that this will cause is potentially huge. My only advice to Honda is, stay in F1 as an engine supplier. Maybe work with Williams again?

The cost of F1 is ridiculous. What do the Mfg's really get for all the money spent (wasted)?

Don't be surprised if F1's cost cutting formula turns it into something similar to the old Champ Car formula. That's OK, Champ Car was more exciting than F1 anyway. So is the IRL.

To think that a year ago the spy saga was dominating the F1 news. Those were such simpler times.


How long until the grid is made up of 8 Mclarens and 8 Ferraris?

And Ross Brawn is going to.......???

First we have a few circuits in doubt for 2009, partly due to the financial crisis but mostly due to Bernie's greed. And now this? I may be a McLaren fan but it's always good to Honda on the grid. If Toyota exit F1, the teams might just as well form a breakaway series. The teams don't need Bernie, Max or the FIA to succeed.

No great loss, really. I''m a Honda man through and through, but their F1 effort has been a joke from Day 1. And to think that the excellent JV wasted his best F1 years driving the turkey of a car. Pack up and head home, boys, and go back to just building engines. That''s what you have always done best.