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Japanese car manufacturer, Honda says it is making ‘steady progress' in developing its new V6 turbo hybrid power unit ahead of their return to Formula 1 racing in 2015 with McLaren.
Honda made and supplied a V6 turbo engine in F1 back in the ‘80s, supplying engines to teams such as McLaren, Lotus, Williams and Tyrrell.
The Japanese engine powered the McLaren team to four consecutive championship doubles between 1988 and 1991.
Honda has already set up a European headquarters for their F1 operations, in Milton Keynes in the UK, where installation of test benches and assembly facilities will be completed in June.
It follows the establishment last month of a new Honda motorsports base in Japan, with the move to the new location in Sakura City, Tochigi, designed to further strengthen the famed car manufacturer's F1 development organization.
Honda made and supplied a V6 turbo engine in F1 back in the ‘80s, supplying engines to teams such as McLaren, Lotus, Williams and Tyrrell.
The Japanese engine powered the McLaren team to four consecutive championship doubles between 1988 and 1991.
Honda has already set up a European headquarters for their F1 operations, in Milton Keynes in the UK, where installation of test benches and assembly facilities will be completed in June.
It follows the establishment last month of a new Honda motorsports base in Japan, with the move to the new location in Sakura City, Tochigi, designed to further strengthen the famed car manufacturer's F1 development organization.