Honda is to base its
European Formula 1 racing operation in Milton Keynes, UK from June next year in
order to continue work on its 2015 season F1 engine.
The company is developing the new engine under a joint programme
with McLaren. McLaren currently uses engines from Mercedes-benz. Honda claims
it has just fired up the new engine. Red Bull racing is also located in Milton
Keynes.
Manabu Nishimae, president of Honda Motor Europe Ltd, commented,
"It's exciting to hear the cry of our new born Formula One engine for the
first time. Our engineers are working hard to develop the engine and we are all
looking forward to the start of the 2015 season."
