FIA president Jean Todt says he is ready to step in to help Honda stay in Formula 1, if the Japanese manufacturer’s future with McLaren cannot be resolved. With McLaren and Honda’s relationship appearing to be at breaking point, ahead of crunch talks this weekend to decide their next steps, there remains uncertainty about what will happen next year. And there is a risk that if McLaren decides it cannot continue with its current engine partner, and Toro Rosso elects to stay put with Renault, that Honda could even be forced out of F1. Such a scenario is something that neither F1’s owners Liberty Media nor the FIA want to see, because it would send a bad message out about the state of...
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