Motorsports Thread

[Reynard]

I've never seen the attraction of those American ovals.

That's what I used to think, until I got involved with the ASCAR and Pickup Truck series when they raced at Rockingham. Also got to see the Champ Cars there during that time, and lets face it, it takes a load of balls to race in a pack at speed just inches away from a concrete wall. That's regardless of whether it's a single seater or a late model saloon.

In comparison, F1 drivers are wimps.

 

[FishFright]

Aston Martin to join forces with Honda in F1 from 2026

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/aston-martin-to-join-forces-with-honda-in-f1-from-2026/10472644/

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Aston Martin to join forces with Honda in F1 from 2026

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/aston-martin-to-join-forces-with-honda-in-f1-from-2026/10472644/

They have a strange relationship with F1, they are successful, then quit, then regret it, come back, take a while to get to the top, then quit

 

[figbat]

I was

They have a strange relationship with F1, they are successful, then quit, then regret it, come back, take a while to get to the top, then quit

I was going to say the same! The Honda yoyo continues.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

It will be interesting (again) they sort of failed with McLaren I think due to lack of track time, then RB came along & were prepared to let them use Torro Rosso (is that what they were called at that time) for a year to do unlimited on track test time, running 4 cars certainly helped them, who will be the other team, Haas, Andretti?

 

[classic33]

Aston Martin to join forces with Honda in F1 from 2026

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/aston-martin-to-join-forces-with-honda-in-f1-from-2026/10472644/

How will Red Bull fair with Ford engines, when that happens.

 

[FishFright]

How will Red Bull fair with Ford engines, when that happens.

RB have their own engine programme with Ford helping to fund and develop .

 

[biggs682]

At one point Porsche were trying to do a deal with red bull if I remember rightly but that seems to have gone quiet

 

[Deleted member 26715]

At one point Porsche were trying to do a deal with red bull if I remember rightly but that seems to have gone quiet

I thought it fell through because they wanted a major control & make it Porsche Red Bull, not Red Bull Porsche

 

[Deleted member 26715]

How will Red Bull fair with Ford engines, when that happens.

RB have their own engine programme with Ford helping to fund and develop .

Hope the Honda lawyers did a good job on tying up the intellectual property rights, although this for the new range of engines

 

[FishFright]

Hope the Honda lawyers did a good job on tying up the intellectual property rights, although this for the new range of engines

RB bought the rights.

 

[Drago]

RB bought a licence to the use the IP.

 

[FishFright]

RB bought a licence to the use the IP.

Probably more accurate then my post .

 

[classic33]

RB have their own engine programme with Ford helping to fund and develop .

That won't be on the cars until 2026 though. Honda are with them until the end of the 2025 season.

 

[Reynard]

Honda's first F1 effort in the mid-to-late 1960s saw them bring out a car with an air-cooled engine.

There was a lot of magnesium in the build.

You can imagine what happened when it crashed with nearly full fuel tanks.