Honda on verge of quitting F1 - reports 本田差不多不想玩了 (CNN) -- Honda are expected to make a formal announcement on their future in Formula One on Friday, amid widespread reports that they are set to leave the sport. 本田本來禮拜五預計要宣告他們未來在F1的計畫，包含了他們退出這項運動的消息。 The team's senior staff are reported to have been informed at a meeting on Thursday that the Japanese car maker is no longer willing to bankroll the outfit. 據傳週四時隊中的資深人員已經在一個會議中被通知這家日本車廠不願意再挹注資 金的消息。 It is suggested the team will be put up for sale, and if no buyer is found by the end of the month the manufacturer will withdraw from F1. 如果這個月底前沒有人要接手，就直接退出F1。 Any such move would send shockwaves through the sport and cast question marks over the future of other manufacturers in the current uncertain financial climate. 在現下不確定的金融環境中，此舉將震撼這項運動賽事並讓其他製造商對未來有了疑慮。 FIA president Max Mosley warned earlier this year the sport was unsustainable at the moment because of the high costs needed to compete. 摸死你在今年初就已經警告説這種燒錢的競賽是無法持久的。 It would also mean the grid being reduced to only 18 cars and would leave drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello without seats for the 2009 season. 這表示2009年可能只有18輛車在場上，然後老巴小巴都失業了。 http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/12/04/f1.honda/index.html --

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