Remembering Honda’s first F1 comeback, 40 years on

There are few certainties within Formula 1 and, throughout its 73-year history as a world championship, the landscape has changed indelibly on myriad occasions as progress and technology intertwine with the premise of racing some of the world’s fastest cars.

That’s not to say that there haven’t been fixtures and cornerstones that have largely stood the test of time in F1, with iconic marques such as Ferrari having been involved since the very beginning. Circuits like Monaco and Monza, although barely resembling their early iterations, have also represented an integral part of the calendar aside from a few omissions here and there throughout the years.