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Corporate December
18, 2001 |
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| Outline of Honda's F1 Participation in 2002 Grand Prix Events |
Honda plans to continue its involvement
in F1 Grand Prix events during 2002 by entering 2 teams driving 4 cars.
These teams are to be the continuation of the B.A.R. Honda team, which includes
the cars jointly developed with British American Racing (B.A.R.), and Jordan
Honda, in which Honda F1 engines will be supplied to Jordan Grand Prix.
Meanwhile, Honda and B.A.R., whose relationship is entering its third year,
have announced that they have reached an agreement over extending their
contract for a further three years. This has been done with the intention
of accelerating the joint development of chassis technology, which is one
of the aims set for the third year of Honda's F1 activities, and of strengthening
the competitive edge of all aspects of their cars, beginning with engine
development. Honda R&D Co., Ltd. is currently putting increased energies
into its development of both engines and chassis technology at its Tochigi
R&D Center, and it is expected that significant improvements in competitiveness
will be the result. Both teams are expected to start test driving at the
beginning of January 2002.
Persons in charge
of Projects for Honda
| Project Leader for Racing Machine Development |
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: Toru Ogawa, Executive Chief Engineer, Honda R&D Co., Ltd. |
| Project Leader for Engine / Powertrain Development |
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: Kazutoshi Nishizawa, Technical Director with Honda R&D Co., Ltd. |
| Project Leader for Chassis Technology Development |
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: Ken Hashimoto, Technical Director with Honda R&D Co., Ltd. |
Outline of Honda Racing
Development Ltd. (abbreviated to HRD).
| President |
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Shoichi Tanaka |
| Project Leader for Racing / Testing |
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Shuhei Nakamoto |
| Location |
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Bracknell, Berkshire, United Kingdom |
| Main activities |
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Base for preliminary activities
related to F1 Racing
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Feedback on chassis technology
Engine maintenance
Public relations and advertising |
Outline of Honda's
2002 F1 Engine
In comparison with the RA001E used during the 2001 season, Honda has widened
the V-bank angle and added a further degree of high output, as well as reducing
the engine's weight and size, and lowering the center of gravity.
| Name |
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Honda RA002E |
| Type |
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3.0 liter, V10, naturally aspirated |
| Maximum Power |
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In excess of 800 hps. |
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