Honda are eager to ensure they leave Formula 1 with the “legacy” of adding another World Championship to their collection.

The Japanese company’s involvement in F1 dates back to 1964, but their “golden time” was from 1986-91 when their engines powered Williams and McLaren to six consecutive Constructors’ Championships and five Drivers’ titles for Nelson Piquet, Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost.

Since then, Honda have been in and out of the sport, but with no further significant success until teaming up with Red Bull and AlphaTauri from 2019 onwards.

Last autumn came the announcement that Honda would be making 2021 their last season for the foreseeable future due to a change in company strategy, so they threw everything they had into trying to go out with a bang by turning Red Bull and Max Verstappen into champions.

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