Honda is committed to Formula One and expects its relationship with McLaren to become a winning one despite current problems with the engine, according to the Japanese car company's motorsport head, Yasuhisa Arai.
"They believe, the chief executive and the board members, they think we need time to win and it is a long-term vision," he told reporters at the Austrian Grand Prix. "They don't doubt our success in the future.
"Honda want Formula One, we want joy in Formula One. It is a company policy. We have a very famous founder and from then to the current CEO there is no change — it is our DNA."