Honda is not yet committed to Formula 1 beyond 2020 claims Red Bull consultant Helmut Marko as whispers from Japan suggest not everyone is over the moon with the company's latest foray amid the huge amounts of money being spent to be competitive in the top flight. Marko admits that Honda still has work to do to catch Ferrari and Mercedes, even though ExxonMobil introduced an innovative new fuel for the Japanese carmaker's ‘spec 4' engine at Suzuka. 'In qualifying, we are still clearly behind, especially Ferrari,' he told Auto Motor und Sport. 'We lost eight tenths to them on the straights. But in the race, we are about equal to Mercedes.' As for Honda's future beyond 2020, Marko...
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