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Honda loyalty stopped Senna signing '92 Williams deal
Ayrton Senna opted against signing for Williams for the 1992 Formula 1 season out of loyalty for then McLaren engine supplier Honda, according to his former manager, Julien Jakobi. After winning his third and final F1 title in '91, Senna was approached by Williams to switch from McLaren for the '92 season, and although he wanted to move, he was convinced to remain at McLaren by then Honda president Nobuhiko Kawamoto, who, according to Jakobi, 'persuaded [that] Honda would remain committed' to F1. Senna would go on to finish fourth in '92 whilst Nigel Mansell won the title for Williams and the following season would finish runner-up to Williams' Alain Prost. Honda also withdrew from its...
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