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The Japanese automobile manufacturer Honda has participated in Formula One, as an engine manufacturer and team owner, for various periods since 1964.They are currently active participants in the form of engine manufacturers since 2015, producing the RA Series Hybrid power units currently powering the Red Bull Racing Formula One team and the Visa Cash App RB Formula One team.
Honda has made a number of naturally-aspirated V12 engines designed for Formula One motor racing; starting with the 1.5-litre RA271E engine in 1964, [10] [11] and ending with the 3.0-litre RA273E in 1968. [5] [12] This would be followed by a 21-year hiatus, until Honda reintroduced the new 3.5-litre RA121E in 1991. [13]
After Honda returned to the sport from 2000 with British American Racing, Mugen left Formula One after another year of having both Honda and Mugen engines racing together, leaving Honda to supply the engines to Jordan as well in 2001 and 2002. Mugen-built engines were also used for the RC101B/RC-F1 2.0X, a car built by the Honda R&D Center ...
In fact, the year that was expected by many as the year of consolidation at the top of Formula 1 was not satisfactory. The BAR, despite the prestigious podiums signed by Villeneuve, lost, albeit slightly, the direct comparison with the Jordan powered by the same Honda engine. 2001 was the last year of Pollock, within the team.
2001 1.3 L L13A - engine marketed as 1.4L in certain regions; 2002 1.2 L L12A ; 2002 1.5 L L15A (Fit/Fit ... Honda Formula 1 V6 turbo hybrid - 90° DOHC.
The following is a list of Formula One engine manufacturers. In Formula One motor racing, engine or power unit manufacturers are people or corporate entities which are credited as the make of Formula One engines that have competed or are intended to compete in the FIA Formula One World Championship. A constructor of an engine owns the ...
Together with improvements on these energy recovery systems, F1 engines increased power using the same amount of fuel in recent years. For example, Honda RA621H [19] engine of 2021 season generated over 100 kW (130 bhp) more maximum power over RA615H of the 2015 season at the same 100 kg/h fuel flow rate. [20]
The 2001 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 55th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 2001 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 2001 Formula One World Championship for Constructors, which were contested concurrently over a seventeen-race series that commenced on 4 March and ended on 14 October.