Somkiat Chantra will return to MotoGP as stand-in for the injured Joan Mir at the Japanese Grand Prix with the factory Honda team. It was announced on Tuesday that Mir will miss the next two races, the Japanese and Indonesian rounds, which take place in early October. For the time being, Chantra has only been confirmed to compete in Japan, as the Mandalika round coincides with the ... Keep reading
Somkiat Chantra will return to MotoGP as stand-in for the injured Joan Mir at the Japanese Grand Prix at the factory Honda team. It was announced yesterday that Mir will miss the next two races, the Japanese and Indonesian rounds, which take place in early October. For the time being, Chantra has only been confirmed to compete in Japan, as the Mandalika round coincides with the penultimate ... Keep reading
Honda is best known for motorcycles, cars, generators, lawnmowers, robots, jets… basically anything with a motor attached to it. But now the Japanese giant appears ready to add another two-wheeler to that list: an electric mountain bike. more…
Electrek•Micah Toll22 Sept
Honda MotoGP rider Joan Mir remains sidelined and will not take part in the Japanese or the Indonesian grands prix, the Tokyo-based team announced on Tuesday. The 2020 world champion retired on the fifth lap of the San Marino GP, held last 13 September, and he travelled to Barcelona that same Sunday, where he underwent medical tests the following day to assess his physical condition after not ... Keep reading
Honda rider Joan Mir remains sidelined and will not take part in the Japanese or the Indonesian Grands Prix, the Tokyo-based team announced on Tuesday. The 2020 world champion retired on the fifth lap of the San Marino GP race, held last 13 September, travelling to Barcelona that same Sunday, where he underwent medical tests the following day to assess his physical condition after not feeling ... Keep reading
Luca Marini admitted that he is fortunate to have avoided serious consequences after flying debris from Fabio Quartararo’s Yamaha struck him in the chest at the Austrian Grand Prix. Qualifying a distant 15th on the grid, Marini spent much of Sunday’s race outside points-scoring position, even as Johann Zarco showed Honda had the pace to finish inside the top 10. As Quartararo dropped ... Keep reading
Honda Aircraft has completed the first wing for its new light jet, but certification and initial deliveries are now three years later than originally planned
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier18 Sept
Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff acknowledged Honda "needs more" help to become competitive as Aston Martin's engine partner, amid conversations between Fernando Alonso and Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Aston Martin's new engine partner has struggled for competitiveness with the new regulations. The Japanese marque performed a late U-turn on its decision to walk away from F1, having to assemble a ... Keep reading
The concerning physical problems Joan Mir suffered during the San Marino Grand Prix will have consequences beyond Misano, with Honda announcing on Wednesday that the 2020 MotoGP champion will miss this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix. Mir was already badly affected by Saturday at Misano. The Spaniard explained at the time that he was suffering from headaches and, above all, a severe lack of ... Keep reading
Fabio Quartararo has opened up on his relationship with Yamaha which is coming to a toxic end in the 2026 MotoGP campaign. The 27-year-old has ridden with the Japanese marque ever since his MotoGP debut in 2019, winning 11 races and the 2021 title along the way, but he will depart for Honda in 2027. It comes after a difficult four years for Quartararo, who finished runner-up in the 2022 ... Keep reading
This conversation with Fabio Quartararo took place in the paddock at the Marco Simoncelli circuit, against a backdrop of some tension between the French rider and Yamaha. After his move to Honda for next season was confirmed, the 2021 MotoGP world champion is seeing out a transitional season in which he has had to deal with the frustration of competing on a bike that, right now, is nowhere ... Keep reading
Honda changes the leadership of its Formula 1 engine programme after the Japanese manufacturer's disappointing start to its return to the sport this season.
BBC14 Sept
Aston Martin's engine partner Honda has replaced the project leader of its Formula 1 power unit programme as it aims to claw its way back into contention. On Monday the Japanese manufacturer announced engine development leader Tetsushi Kakuda is set to be replaced by his current assistant Yoichiro Fukao, effective on 1 October. Honda Racing Corporation said the move was part of a "planned ... Keep reading
Aston Martin's engine partner Honda has replaced the project leader of its Formula 1 power unit programme as it aims to claw its way back into contention. On Monday the Japanese manufacturer announced engine development leader Tetsushi Kakuda is set to be replaced by his current assistant Yoichiro Fukao, effective on 1 October. Honda Racing Corporation said the move was part of a "planned ... Keep reading
Every Thursday, the media day in the paddock begins with a roundtable session with Mike Krack and Honda's chief engineer Shintaro Orihara. Besides the usual questions about power unit driveability and potential upgrades, one topic returns every race weekend: when can we expect an announcement about Fernando Alonso’s future? Krack already said in Monza that the team is in no rush, and Alonso ... Keep reading
Every Thursday, the media day in the paddock begins with a roundtable session with Mike Krack and Honda's chief engineer Shintaro Orihara. Besides the usual questions about power unit driveability and potential upgrades, one topic returns every race weekend: when can we expect an announcement about Fernando Alonso’s future? Krack already said in Monza that the team is in no rush, and Alonso ... Keep reading
Five-time IndyCar Series champion and 2025 Indianapolis 500 winner Alex Palou completed the second day of IndyCar’s IR-28 oval validation test Thursday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, wrapping up running 15 minutes early after finishing his team's full checklist. Palou, representing Honda teams for Chip Ganassi Racing, took over testing duties following Wednesday's initial oval runs by ... Keep reading
A Tesla Model 3 ran a stop sign in Buena Vista Township, New Jersey, and hit a Honda Civic turning left through the intersection. The Civic’s driver, 82-year-old Stephen Field, was killed. Police reported it as a car that failed to stop. What no one reported is that Tesla’s own data says the car’s driver-assist system was engaged. This is part of an ongoing Electrek investigation matching reported crashes to Tesla’s redacted NHTSA data. more…
Electrek•Fred Lambert7 SeptHonda Aircraft Company has delivered the first HondaJet Elite II in Brazil after the country’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) validated the type certificate for the latest version of the light business jet. The certification confirms the Elite II meets Brazilian safety and performance standards and clears the aircraft for registration and operation in the […]
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