[steve nielsen]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

Honda F1 boss Masashi Yamamoto has said it's HPD's call and it is their programme but as I said, I think the real issue is with the number of engines HPD can supply. However, most people won't have heard of HPD but they will have heard of Honda and Alonso, so from a marketing point of view it's a no brainer. If Alonso were to win the 500 and therefore the Triple Crown, all that went before, like him saying the F1 engine is garbage, would instantly evaporate. The marketing potential for Honda is huge.

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