William De Braekeleer: “Honda has no plans to enter the ETCR”

Honda Racing is currently not interested in developing a car to compete in the PURE ETCR, according to Honda Europe Motorsport Manager William De Braekeleer.

“The ETCR is interesting, as it has a new formula and is something new,” De Braekeleer told TouringCarTimes.

“But, as far as Honda is concerned, we have no plans to enter this competition in the near future.”

Honda has recently announced an LMDh sports prototype project for the American IMSA.

Asked about his opinion on the introduction of alternative propulsion technologies in motorsport, De Braekeleer said: “In a general view, this is one of the pros of motorsport, to be a laboratory to develop new technologies through motorsport.

“I think that now that the use of fossil fuels is coming to an end we need to find alternative energies and, if we from motorsport can contribute, then that will be a positive thing in itself.”