Honda to quit Formula One racing after 2021 season

Japanese carmaker to focus on green R&D including electric vehicles

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AKANE OKUTSU, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Honda Motor is ending its participation in the FIA Formula One World Championship after the 2021 season, the company announced on Friday.

Honda cited its focus on efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 as the reason, through technologies such as electric and fuel-cell vehicles.

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