Honda wants to return to the 2006 level

Honda Racing is convinced that it can put its 2007 disappointments behind it and start the year 2008 with the same level of performance that the Japanese team had at the end of 2006.

With the new RA108 set to be launched at the end of January, hopes are high within the team. They are confident that they will not make the same mistakes in the design of the car as those made this year.

Nick Fry stated: We have had our ups and downs this season, and it’s true that there have been more downs than ups. But I don’t see why we couldn’t return to our end-of-2006 level.

« It’s the same team, with a large number of additional people, and the progress with the car seems promising. »

« The essential thing is to reconnect with success to build up confidence, because it is only with confidence that we can score points. »

« The new ‘team principal’ Ross Brawn only joined the team at the beginning of December, so this event had little influence on the RA108, but he seems optimistic about what he has seen so far, » he continued.

« It is a very intelligent response to what the team encountered in 2007. A large number of employees within the team are only now realizing the difficulties the team faced. There have been a few arrivals since then, but the majority of people are aware of the mistakes of the past. »

« Everything I have seen and that has been undertaken for the next year is based on an intelligent and optimistic approach, » stated Fry.