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Honda head into 2016 with confidence - Arai

Honda motorsport boss Yasuhisa Arai has warned there are no guarantees over their 2016 Formula 1 performance, but insists they head into the new season with some confidence. The Japanese manufacturer, which returned to the sport in 2015 to exclusively supply the McLaren F1 team with power units, struggled on its return, scoring just 27 points whilst burning through more than ten units per driver - double the allocated limit. Arai admits many of their problems stemmed from insufficient experience, particularly due to their lack of involvement in F1 since they last competed in 2008 as a manufacturer team. 'Early in the season, we felt the effects of our seven-year absence from...
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