Honda F1 managing director Masashi Yamamoto had inadvertently sparked fresh doubt about whether or not the Japanese manufacturer will continue to participate in Formula 1 beyond 2020. Honda returned to the sport as an engine provider in 2015, but had a rough time with a brutally disappointing three-year campaign in partnership with McLaren. The two companies split at the end of 2017, with Honda teaming up with Toro Rosso instead. Deemed a success, it was enough to persuade the senior Red Bull Racing squad to follow suit in 2019. It's been an even bigger success story since, more than many fans and pundits had been expecting. Max Verstappen took victory in the Austrian Grand Prix, the first...
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