"Honda Racing" in 2007?

[crozier74]

Looking at it now, I'm surprised this hasn't occured to me earlier, or for that matter been discussed here before.

Just a few simple yet well known facts, but when all added together make a realistic conclusion:-

1) B.A.R. have suggested over the winter months that of move of base to Japan within the next few years is a serious possibility.
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2) Honda are constantly increasing their ties with B.A.R. The team's decision to hire Takuma Sato was quite probably driven by Honda. Their performance over the winter months has been encouraging, and is justified of a manufacturer effort, which, like BMW_Williams and McLaren-Mercedes, the team virtually is. If these performances can be repeated over the course of the season (particularly in relation to Toyota), then the Tokyo men are likely to be suitably impressed.
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3) The Europe-wide ban on tobacco advertising in 2006 is likely to have a major impact on B.A.T.'s future involvement in the sport, and murmurs of a possible name change (including speculative guesses such as Dalarna and Lotus) have been rife for more than a year.
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Honda Racing in 2007???

Effectively, the team would be the same as B.A.R. in all but name and livery. This is just pure speculation on my part, and I don't pretend it to be anything more than that. But the very possibility of one of the most famous names of F1's yesteryear returning is certainly an intriguing one.