A Honda tie-up with Sauber would prove beneficial for McLaren but there remains uncertainty over the Woking team's long-term relationship with their engine suppliers, according to this week's F1 Report guests. Long-running speculation Honda could sign their first customer engine deal since returning to F1 reignited with reports Sauber, currently powered by Ferrari, are closing on a supply of the Japanese firm's power units for 2018. F1's other engine providers all supply three teams and The Sun's F1 reporter Ben Hunt, who revealed last week a Sauber-Honda tie-up is imminent, reckons Honda's stuttering engine project would benefit from a first customer team in addition to works partners...
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