Official: Honda CEO Fukui F1 withdrawal statement

Honda will not offer engines to team buyer

RA108, Rubens Barrichello, Jenson Button
RA108, Rubens Barrichello, Jenson Button

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 Bristol411S3 Bristol411S3
That's sad. An uncertain future for Button then.
December 5, 2008 6:49 am
 Beetle Beetle
Red bull will be next ... F1 = yawn
December 5, 2008 6:51 am
 Beetle Beetle
But the only good thing now is that BBC is going to have the F1 from 2009.. WB murray (for a short time anyway)!
December 5, 2008 6:55 am
 mc959 mc959
and those guys did'nt did sh*t for the 2008 car, they where preparing all year long for 2009, they where going to get back on the podiums, and now they withdrawing???? it's a shame such a big name of F1, which had the best drivers like Senna, Prost....
December 5, 2008 7:50 am
 electra electra
it is another casualty in the F1 industry.. sad, but Honda made a sound decision considering the current economic situation. I do not want to see Honda to be one of the big three that are begging for help now..
December 5, 2008 9:27 am
 phobos phobos
i agree electra..i also don't want to see honda begging for help..but it's sad to lost one major name in the F1, ohh crap..i hope button can find another great team,perhaps his new team next year will be " DIC Racing F1 "...
December 5, 2008 11:10 am
 simalive simalive
No!!!!!! Honda is THE team that I so look forward to seeing in 2009! :( Sleeping giant retired even before it got a chance to wake up.
December 5, 2008 11:18 am
 stillthewhizz stillthewhizz
F1 is a vulgar sport in the current climate. Much like football, both need restructuring.
December 5, 2008 12:52 pm
 tootall tootall
It is sad. However, it is a smart move, concidering the current global economy. And who's to say that Honda would not return to F1 once everything stablizes. I say "be like the smart ant and prepare for the rough days ahead".
December 5, 2008 1:51 pm
 unknown unknown
With Toyota and Honda out, and a race not schedule for North America, it's just going to be like WTCC
December 6, 2008 4:15 pm
 American-Rules American-Rules
Congrats for Honda for pulling out of F1 in 2009. Because 2010 will be the beginning of Shittish F1 ever. Bye, bye F1 for me.
December 7, 2008 9:05 am