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By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Jenson Button, the last driver to win a grand prix for Honda, was thrilled to discover on Thursday that the Japanese carmaker was returning to Formula One as engine partner to his McLaren team from 2015. The British 2009 world champion, who won the Hungarian Grand Prix for Honda in 2006 and drove for them until they quit the sport two years later, said the ...

By Alan Baldwin LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - Jenson Button, the last driver to win a grand prix for Honda, was thrilled to discover on Thursday that the Japanese carmaker was returning to Formula One as engine partner to his McLaren team from 2015. The British 2009 world champion, who won the Hungarian Grand Prix for Honda in 2006 and drove for them until they quit the sport two years later, said ...

May 16 (GMM) McLaren on Thursday opened the door for Jenson Button to lead the charge for the new works Honda partnership beginning in 2015.Button's existing contract does not extend that far, and so when the 33-year-old was mentioned and quoted in Thursday's official statement, it did not say if the Briton would still be in the cockpit.But McLaren's managing director Jonathan Neale ... Keep ...

By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - McLaren's Formula One engine deal with Honda from 2015 is a vital step to ensure they can keep punching at the same weight as works team rivals Ferrari and Mercedes, managing director Jonathan Neale said on Thursday. The Woking team have used engines provided by former shareholders Mercedes since 1995 but the German carmaker bought the title-winning Brawn GP ...

By Alan Baldwin LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - McLaren's Formula One engine deal with Honda from 2015 is a vital step to ensure they can keep punching at the same weight as works team rivals Ferrari and Mercedes, managing director Jonathan Neale said on Thursday. The Woking team have used engines provided by former shareholders Mercedes since 1995 but the German carmaker bought the title-winning ...

By Yoko Kubota TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda is returning to Formula One racing in 2015, after a seven-year hiatus, as McLaren's engine partner, the Japanese carmaker said on Thursday. The link-up between Honda and McLaren, the second most successful team in the sport after Ferrari in terms of race wins and drivers' titles, will revive one of the greatest Formula One partnerships which was marked by ...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Tires shredded like paper, rubber flew everywhere and cars flitted in and out of pit lane like shoppers in a supermarket parking lot.

(AP) -- Formula One is still in preliminary discussions over whether to implement a new penalty system that would in essence punish drivers for each infringement until they total too many points and get hit with a race ban.

(AP) -- Formula One is still in preliminary discussions over whether to implement a new penalty system that would in essence punish drivers for each infringement until they total too many points and get hit with a race ban.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Tires shredded like paper, rubber flew everywhere and cars flitted in and out of pit lane like shoppers in a supermarket parking lot.

Formula One is still in preliminary discussions over whether to implement a new penalty system that would in essence punish drivers for each infringement until they total too many points and get hit with a race ban.

WOKING, SURREY, UK – 16th May 2013 - McLaren is delighted to confirm that it will form a new multi-year Formula 1 technology partnership with Honda. From the start of the 2015 season, McLaren's Formula 1 cars will race using Honda engines and energy recovery systems, renewing an association that became one of the most successful and powerful in Formula 1 history during the 1980s ... Keep reading

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Tires shredded like paper, rubber flew everywhere and cars flitted in and out of pit lane like shoppers in a supermarket parking lot.

By Norihiko Shirouzu and Yoko Kubota TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda will return to Formula One in 2015 as McLaren engine partners, replacing Mercedes, sources close to the company said on Wednesday. Honda's Chief Executive Takanobu Ito is set to make an official announcement as early as Thursday, one of the sources added. The Japanese automaker quit the sport at the end of 2008, handing over their team ...

By Norihiko Shirouzu and Yoko Kubota TOKYO, May 15 (Reuters) - Honda will return to Formula One in 2015 as McLaren engine partners, replacing Mercedes, sources close to the company said on Wednesday. Honda's Chief Executive Takanobu Ito is set to make an official announcement as early as Thursday, one of the sources added. The Japanese automaker quit the sport at the end of 2008, handing over ...

Jenson Button MP4-28A-03 Started 14th Finished 8th “That was an interesting race. “The lap to the grid was very slow, which hurt us, and my start wasn’t great. I had no grip, so Turn One was a mess. I was unlucky to end up 17th at the end of lap one. ... Keep reading

May 14 (GMM) McLaren has denied a radio call to Sergio Perez during Sunday's Spanish grand prix was a 'team order'. After Mexican Perez and teammate Jenson Button's wheel-banging recently in Bahrain, boss Martin Whitmarsh said the incident proved that McLaren lets its drivers race. ... Keep reading

Tires shredded like paper, rubber flew everywhere and cars flitted in and out of pit lane like shoppers in a supermarket parking lot. On a frustrating day for drivers and fans alike, nearly 80 pit stops were made during Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix, highlighting what has become a major concern for Formula One teams five races into the season — the vulnerability of Pirelli’s tires.

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany, right, steers his car during the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix at the Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, May 12, 2013.

By Alan Baldwin BARCELONA, May 10 (Reuters) - McLaren are still a hell of a long way off the pace despite introducing a major new upgrade package for their Formula One car at the Spanish Grand Prix, Jenson Button said on Friday. The 2009 world champion told reporters after practice at the Circuit de Catalunya that hopes of a sudden improvement in performance were unrealistic. "We do have a lot ...