Mercedes-Benz has now emerged as the most likely engine supplier should a buyer for Honda be found.

Although team boss Ross Brawn's links with Ferrari were expected to result in a supply of customer engines for the beleaguered outfit, Stefano Domenicali revealed this week that the chance of a deal with Honda is actually 'close to zero'.

Subsequently, on Tuesday, Mercedes' competition chief Norbert Haug told Autosport that supplying Honda in 2009 is a possibility. "If there is a feasible solution with an investor for that team, we would be prepared to discuss it," the German said.


Mercedes-Benz, shareholder and works supplier of engines to McLaren, recently reached a wide-ranging technical collaboration with the formerly Ferrari-powered Force India.

Haug said Mercedes is also willing to help the Brackley-based team "for the sake of Formula One."

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Honda would presumably be better off with the Mercedes engine anyway. It has proven itself to be far more reliable over the past few seasons than its Ferrari counterpart.

 

I beg to differ we need an biased opinion but I don't think we have an unbiased member here on the team

 

Haha definitely true. You can't be a Formula 1 fan without having a bias towards one team.

But if you look at the statistics from this past season, look at which team had more engine issues. Far and away, it was Ferrari.