Honda Announce UK Base for F1 Return in 2015

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that it will base its European racing operation in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, in preparation for participation in the FIA Formula One (F1) World Championship from the 2015 season.

As announced on May 16, 2013, Honda will participate in F1, under a joint project with McLaren, as a supplier of the power unit including the engine and energy recovery system from the 2015 season.

The new facility will be the European frontline operation for Honda’s F1 participation and will rebuild and maintain the power units developed at Honda R&D centre in Tochigi, Japan. Honda will also base its trackside support operations from this new European office. 

This office will be located in the new engine research and development centre of MUGEN EURO Co., Ltd.2, where Honda plans to start operations from June of 2014.