Honda is on the verge of announcing its return to Formula 1 as the engine supplier of McLaren, Japanese publication Nikkei has claimed. The agreement, set to begin in 2015, will allegedly be confirmed by President Takanobu Ito "some time soon". Speculation has been rife over a potential reunion of the Honda and McLaren parties in recent months, with the latter's Mercedes engine contract due to expire at the end of next season. As the sport heads into the hotly-debated 1.6-litre turbocharged V6 era, the Woking-based outfit is expected to remain with the German marque through 2014, before switching to the Japanese manufacturer for the following campaign. Honda opted to pull out of...
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