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Formula 1 faces crucial questions amid Honda pullout

Stefano Domenicali will have some fundamental questions to address when he takes over as Formula 1 chief executive in January, starting with the relevance of the sport to manufacturers in an increasingly electric age. Honda's shock announcement on Friday that it will depart at the end of 2021 leaves the pinnacle of motorsport as a series with only three engine manufacturers and no sign of any newcomers. Car companies have come and gone throughout the 70 year history of the sport, Honda most recently selling its team and pulling out as a constructor in 2008 after a global financial crash. This time, however, the justification — to focus on zero-emission technology such as fuel cells...
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