The most interesting news to come out of the F1 paddock for years is the departure of Honda from Formula 1. To say this puts a damper on things is putting it mildly and it’s possible there could be more departures. This leaves Barrichelo and Button without drives for next season if a buyer for the team is not found. Other teams using Honda engines are also affected as Honda will not supply them from next year either.
The recent discussions of cost cutting are interesting but is this enough to save a sport which in recent years has gone stratospheric on cost but very low on interest? The most interesting motor sports this past year have been
WSBK and WRC, both nowhere near as much in the limelight as Formula 1 but they are picking up fans by the thousands and WSBK in particular will possibly have its most successful season in the up coming year.