Honda to quit F1 to focus on zero-emission technology


FILE PHOTO: Nov 2, 2019; Austin, TX, USA; Sparks fly off the car of Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Honda driver Alexander Albon (23) of Thailand during qualifying for the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Honda Motor will end its participation as an engine supplier in the FIA Formula One World Championship at the end of the 2021 season to focus on zero-emission technology, it said on Friday.

The decision was made at the end of September and the company does not intend to return to F1, Chief Executive Takahiro Hachigo said in an online news conference.

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