Honda says making 'steady progress' in F1 comeback

Japan's Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito delivers a speech during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb 7 on the company's motorsports strategy and initiatives for 2014. - AFP

TOKYO (AFP): Japanese automaker Honda said Friday it is making "steady progress" toward its return to Formula One racing in 2015.

Honda said last year it would rejoin the European-dominated sport as an engine supplier to British team McLaren in a bid to revive their championship-winning partnership.