No they really didn't start their project in 2012. They were initially approached in 2012. They didn't even know they were actually entering the F1 arena until 2013 and that their initial concept isn't going to work in the 4-30 chassis. Now it's the end of 2013. So in reality, they went from final design to their first race in less than 20 months; not 36 to 48 months like the others.Blackout wrote:This means Honda started the Hybrid V6 turbo project in 2012 (and started racing in 2015)? so where is the problem? Renault and maybe Ferrari started their project in 2011 and begun racing it in 2014. There is no (big) difference between them... The others had a V8 project running in the same time though...Wazari wrote:I don't want to start a war among posters. I was just trying to maybe shed some insight as to the path of the current Honda PU without getting anyone inside of Honda in any hot water, which BTW is pretty easy to do. So let's say we are purely speaking in hypotheticals;
Sometime in late 2012, a British manufacturing firm contacts a Japanese automaker about the possibility of re-entering the F1 arena as an exclusive engine supplier for their F1 team. The Japanese say how much and how soon? The teams says probably at the start of 2016, but let's discuss details soon. Many meetings but nothing ironed out. Engine manufacturer dedicates small amount of staff to start broad concept layout of this PU. They soon hear from above, move forward, it looks like it's going to happen. By now it's Q3 - Q4 of 2013 and the plan is to start racing in 2016. They are going to build this PU with a radial turbine at the rear of the motor with a higher and longer footprint than the ultimate design. Japanese executive(s) so eager to please and get back to "glory days" of F1 says no problem to British team when they announce they are going to terminate contract with current engine supplier at the end of 2014. Oh crap.....More crap; now year end of 2013, British team says we are revamping aero package and chassis with a strict size requirement. The current design won't fit..........Nani kore??(What the.....) Sorry folks, the saga continues, I have to run.
Of course this is all fictional.........