ROSS BRAWN APPOINTMENT FURTHER STRENGTHENS HONDA F1 TEAM
Following a period of strengthening across its entire team,
the Honda Racing F1 Team is delighted to announce a further
key appointment. Ross Brawn is to join Honda where he will
take up the position of Team Principal with full responsibility
for designing, manufacturing, engineering and racing Honda's
Formula One car. Ross will work alongside Nick Fry who continues
as Chief Executive of the team. This appointment reaffirms
Honda's absolute commitment to success in F1.
Ross spent ten years with the Ferrari team where, in the
position of Technical Director, he helped them regain glory
in the form of six consecutive constructors' championship
titles from 1999. Prior to joining Ferrari, Ross held the
position of Technical Director with the Benetton F1 Team,
helping them win back-to-back World Drivers' Championships
in 1994 and 1995 with Michael Schumacher and take the Constructors'
Championship in 1995. In the course of his 30 year career
in motorsport he has worked with a number of Formula One teams
and in sports car racing.
Commenting on the appointment of Ross Brawn, Nick
Fry said: "One of my main tasks over the past
six months has been to attract new talent to the Honda Racing
F1 Team and we have made a number of key appointments in the
areas of aerodynamics, design, engineering, marketing and
on the racing team. Today's announcement that Ross Brawn is
to join our team is a very satisfying conclusion to the process
of refreshing and revitalising a strong and determined team.
Ross obviously needs no introduction. His experience of winning
world championships in Formula One will be crucial as we seek
to put Honda back into championship contention and I am delighted
that we will be working together to achieve that."
Ross Brawn commented: "I am very excited
to be joining the Honda Racing F1 Team. Honda has a proud
heritage in Formula One and the opportunity to help the team
to realise its potential represents a fantastic new challenge
for me in the sport. The team has already done a great job
of giving due consideration to its future and has spent a
good deal of time putting in place both people and first class
engineering resources to achieve its ambitions. I look forward
to working alongside what I know to be some very talented
people and helping Honda to rediscover its winning ways."
Hiroshi Oshima, Operating Officer, Honda Motor Co.,
Ltd (Corporate Communications, Motor Sports) said:
"I am pleased with the structure we have put in place
for the future success of our Formula One team. A great deal
of consideration has been given to the areas in which we need
to develop and I am encouraged that we have a strong basis
for the future. The appointment of Ross Brawn will bring World
Championship winning experience and technical vision to our
team and I expect Ross and Nick Fry, who will now be able
to concentrate fully on running the commercial and business
aspects of our company, to work closely together to bring
success to Honda in Formula One. Shuhei Nakamoto will now
take up the role of Deputy MD (Technical) in which he will
work for Ross whilst ensuring that the F1 team gains maximum
benefit from our Honda R&D operation in Tochigi. We look
forward to a successful season ahead."
Ross Brawn will start work with the Honda Racing F1 Team
on 26 November 2007.
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