Honda withdrew from the F1 race from the end of 2021

Honda has just announced that it will leave the F1 race at the end of the 2021 season because it wants to focus on research and development of electric and energy technologies in the future.

Recently, Honda officially announced leaving the Formula 1 race (F1). Accordingly, the two teams of Red Bull Racing and Scuderia AlphaTauri will have to find new engine suppliers from the end of 2021.

The reasons

Talking about the reason for abruptly leaving F1, the automaker said it needed to focus on developing electrical and energy technologies such as fuel cell (FCV) and EV (BEV) batteries. Honda officially left the F1 race after 2021 1Honda participated in the F1 race which provided the engines for two teams Williams and McLaren. Internet photo

Before that, in the F1 race, Honda participated as an engine supplier. Two teams were provided by Honda from 80 to the early 90s of the last century, namely Williams and McLaren. Thus, in the F1 race, there are only 3 engine manufacturers from 2022 including Ferrari, Mercedes, and Renault. Accordingly, based on the current tournament rules, Renault will be forced to provide the engine for Red Bull to play in 2022.

Honda has participated in the F1 race as an engine supplier for a long time

The fact that Honda left F1 also made many people worried about the future of Max Verstappen in Red Bull, Honda left F1 made him unhappy because Renault’s engine was not appreciated. The reason for leaving the F1 race given by Honda is that he wants to focus on research and development of electric and energy technologies in the future.

Honda shared that his decision to leave F1 is due to the auto industry undergoing a big change that happens once every 100 years. The Japanese automaker needs to focus resources on the research and development of electrical and energy technologies, including fuel cell vehicle technology (FCV) and EV batteries (BEV).

Honda has participated in the F1 race as an engine supplier for a long time

Honda provided engines for two teams Williams and McLaren from the 80s to the early 90s of the last century, bringing in six consecutive team championships.

During the 2000s, Honda had a racing team participating in the F1 tournament besides supplying engines to other teams. After a 7-year hiatus from 2008 for various reasons, Honda returned to this race as a McLaren engine supplier in 2015.

After Honda leaves F1, the two teams of Red Bull Racing and Scuderia AlphaTauri will have to choose one of three engine suppliers, Mercedes, Ferrari, and Renault.