The race is on, and while Honda won't be on the Formula One grid in 2022, or at least not in name,

its fourth foray into Grand Prix racing yielded Max Verstappen's Drivers' Championship.

But how did Honda turn a disaster of the McLaren years into this triumph? And what

went so catastrophically wrong in the early years of its return? I'm Ed Steyore and joined me to

answer those questions and many more are Scott Mitchell and Mark Hughes. Well Scott, how are you? First

podcast appearance of the year. You're in your COVID recovery cell at the moment, aren't you?

Yeah, I've ended my period of mandatory isolation now. I am definitely,

definitely on the road to full recovery. All symptoms have now passed. So now I'm just a little bit tired and a little bit lacking in

energy, but I'm hoping that getting out and about again will help revive that. And what

better way to kickstart my recovery properly than talking about the single topic I'm allowed

to talk about in Formula One, which is Honda. Yeah, you are one of the world's leading Honda

F1 experts, I would say. Sorry, you look a bit offended by that. You are the world's leading Honda F1 expert, I would say. Sorry, you look a bit offended by that.

You are the world's leading Honda F1 expert, obviously. No, I was just thinking, I remember something that the excellent British photographer Jacob Ibrie once told me, which is that

even in a class of one, it's still a class victory.

So that's what I was thinking of there when you said that I am one of the foremost Honda F1 journalists.

Excellent.

Well, we've got another Honda F1 expert in Mark Hughes.

Ever won a one class race?

No, I don't think I have.

I think there was always more than one.

But I mean, we allow, Scott is allowed to talk about other entities, isn't it? He didn't just talk about Honda. I've heard them talk about other things.

I think it's fair to say that Honda is the only topic that I approach any level of authority in Formula One.

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