Despite being up for sale Honda have not cancelled their entry for the 2009 F1 World Championship, according to the FIA.
Motorsport's governing body as released the list of entries for this year's campaign including drivers with only three slots still open, one at Toro Rosso and two at Honda.
Toro Rosso are still looking for a team-mate to Seb Buemi and are believed to be waiting on whether Honda will make the grid as they are keen to sign Jenson Button.
However, should the Brit remain with his team, Takuma Sato and Seb Bourdais are the two most likely candidates to partner Buemi.
Honda, meanwhile, are still looking for a new buyer before announcing their line-up with Button, Bruno Senna and Rubens Barrichello all keen on racing for the new owners.
2009 Entry List
1 Lewis HAMILTON (GB) McLaren
2 Heikki KOVALAINEN (FIN) McLaren
3 Kimi RAIKKONEN (FIN) Ferrari
4 Felipe MASSA (BR) Ferrari
5 Robert KUBICA (PL) BMW
6 Nick HEIDFELD (D) BMW
7 Fernando ALONSO (E) Renault
8 Nelson PIQUET (BR) Renault
9 Jarno TRULLI (I) Toyota
10 Timo GLOCK (D) TOyota
11 Sebastien BUEMI (CH) Scuderia Toro Rosso
12 TBA Scuderia Toro Rosso
14 Mark WEBBER (AUS) Red Bull Racing
15 Sebastian VETTEL (D) Red Bull Racing
16 Nico ROSBERG (D) Williams
17 Kazuki NAKAJIMA (J) Williams
18 TBA Honda *
19 TBA Honda *
20 Adrian SUTIL (D) Force India
21 Giancarlo FISICHELLA (I) Force India
The official list from Formula 1 is here.
* The Honda Motor Company announced their withdrawal from Formula One on December 5th, 2008. The Honda Racing team has not withdrawn its entry from the 2009 Formula One World Championship. The FIA understands the team is now for sale.
Source : Planet F1
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