Honda F1 with the works
The Honda Racing F1 Team, which finished sixth in last year's constructors' championship, has revealed its 2006 season driver line-up and race cars.The new design is the first full 'works team' effort since 1968. Ex-Ferrari steerer Rubens Barrichello will join Jenson Button on the grid. Anthony Davidson remains as the team's test driver, as does the Lucky Stike tobacco brand as title sponsor.
The team presented two identical RA106 race cars at the launch in Spain to enable Barrichello and Button to start testing at exactly the same time. The new cars and their RA806E engines are the product of a single, unified team which combines the resources of the Honda Racing F1 Team Operations Centre in Brackley, England, Honda Racing Development's engine base in Bracknell, England, and Honda R&D in Tochigi, Japan.
"This is very exciting for me as it's my first launch with a new team for six years!" said Barrichello. "Honda has a fantastic heritage in motorsport and it's great to be a part of that now. I can't wait to drive the new car and the discussions I've had with our technical team indicate that we have good reason to be excited about the season ahead. I'm sure that will be confirmed when I test the car."
The first race of the 2006 Formula One World Championship season opens with the Grand Prix of Bahrain, March 12.
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