It is official, Honda is back in the F1 circuit racing scene and has announced a strengthened partnership with Red Bull & AlphaTauri. In case you hadn’t heard about it, in 2020, Honda announced their intention to withdraw from the F1 circuit racing scene at the end of the 2021 season, this was a shock to many as the “supplier has had a long history in the sport, dating back to the glory days of McLaren and Ayrton Senna”.
This announcement could not have come at a better time as Oracle Red Bull Racing driver, Max Verstappen won the driver’s championship for the second year, during the 18th round of the season at the Japanese Grand Prix that took place at the Suzuka Circuit.
In the aftermath of this incredible win, this is what Verstappen had to say:
“This is crazy! To win here in Japan is really special, I feel really proud that we could do it here. When I crossed the line, I didn’t know that I was World Champion, there was a lot of confusion, but I thought it was quite funny. The first Championship was very emotional and this time it feels very different, it feels even more beautiful because of the season we’ve had. The teamwork has been unreal, we kept on pushing, kept on believing and kept on improving the car. As a Team we’ve made very few mistakes, you can’t be perfect but for most of the races we were close to it. Working together with Honda has been incredible and of course a lot of my thanks goes out to the Team here at track, back at the factory and everyone that’s been contributing with the Red Bull Powertrains division. Everyone has been working flat out and has a huge amount of motivation. Checo has been an incredible teammate and now the full focus is on the Constructors Championship. Let’s see what we can do in Austin.”
Article sources
Wig. October 2022. "Honda is back", but what does it mean for Red Bull and Formula 1? GPblog.com. Retrieved from https://www.gpblog.com/en/news... [accessed 11 October 2022]
Honda news. October 2022. Max Verstappen Wins 12th Race of the Season and the Drivers' Championship https://hondanews.eu/eu/en/mot... [accessed 11 October 2022]
