Honda: Verstappen title reward for belief in F1 engine programme

Honda returned to the sport in 2015 as an engine manufacturer with McLaren but suffered a disastrous start with underperforming and unreliable engines, which had to be designed to fit McLaren tight packaging.
The partnership proved to be a major embarrassment for the proud Japanese company, with soundbites such as Fernando Alonso’s “GP2 engine” comment doing little to improve relations.
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Santander returns to F1 in 2022 with Ferrari

The Spanish financial giant will become one of the team’s premium partners, with its logo featuring prominently on the team’s cars, race suits and caps.
It will also support the team’s efforts to become carbon neutral by 2030.
Santander was previously involved in F1 from 2007 to 2017, spending eight seasons with the Italian team.
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Sulayem to devote “as much as needed” to improve F1

Sulayem has just taken over at the helm of the FIA, as successor to Jean Todt who has stepped down from the role after 12 years in charge.
And while Sulayem is still bringing himself up to speed with the latest developments in F1, including new rules and the fallout of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, he knows how much time he needs to set aside for the sport.
“I’ll have to devote as much time as …Keep reading

Ferrari plans to have new F1 simulator up to speed by early 2022

Ferrari announced last July that it had completed work on a new state-of-the-art simulator facility at Fiorano after two years of work, developed by the British company Dynisma. 
The team revealed at the time that it was aiming to have it up and running for the final stages of the 2021 season, as well as helping the development of its 2022 car under the new technical regulations.
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