Honda Returns to F1 Racing as Engine Supplier to McLaren

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Honda Motor Co. will return to Formula One as an engine supplier to help develop its technology after exiting the racing series in 2008.

The maker of Acura NSX sportscar will provide motors to its former F1 racing partner McLaren Automotive Ltd. starting in 2015, Takanobu Ito, president of the Tokyo-based automaker, told reporters yesterday. He declined to comment on how much the automaker intends to spend on the effort.