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Reactions to the new livery were mixed, although Honda won an environmental award for their "Earth Car" campaign at the end of the year. The RA107 was the first Formula One car designed under former HRC motorcycle designer, Shuhei Nakamoto. The team's form in pre-season testing was patchy, and Jenson Button urged the squad to improve.
It was the first Formula One victory for a Japanese car and Honda. The 1967 Honda RA300 won the Italian Grand Prix. Honda debuted the RA273 at the seventh round of the 1966 season and it had a brand new 3.0L V12 due to the new regulations. The car was used for the first seven races of 1967 and achieved a podium at the South African Grand Prix.
The power a Formula One engine produces is generated by operating at a very high rotational speed, up to 20,000 revolutions per minute (rpm). However, they are electronically limited to 15,000 as of the 2014 season. This contrasts with road car engines of a similar size, which typically operate at less than 6,000 rpm.
23. Rubens Barrichello. The Brawn BGP 001 (originally known as the Honda RA109) is a Formula One world championship winning racing car, the design of which was started by Honda Racing, and completed and then built by the team after it was renamed to Brawn GP. It was the first and only Formula One car constructed by the Brawn GP team, and was ...
There have been more recent cases with Ligier (1995), Sauber (2004), Scuderia Toro Rosso (2006–2007) and Super Aguri (2007–2008) where teams have been accused of using a chassis produced by another constructor (respectively Benetton, Ferrari, Red Bull Racing and Honda ).
The McLaren MP4/4, also known as the McLaren-Honda MP4/4, is one of the most successful Formula One car designs of all time. Powered by Honda 's RA168E 1.5-litre V6 - turbo engine and driven by teammates Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna, the car competed during the 1988 Formula One season. The design of the car was led by American engineer Steve ...
The RA series of 3.5-litre and 3.0-litre, naturally-aspirated, V10 racing engines were made by Honda to compete in Formula One racing; between 1989 and 1990, and then again between 2000 and 2005. [2] Between 1992 and 2000, the engines were also made by Mugen Honda. [3] The customer engines were used by McLaren, Arrows, Lotus, Ligier, Tyrrell ...
hide. (Top) Formula One World Championship results. As a constructor. Works entries. Non-works entries. As an engine supplier. 1983–1992. 2000–2008.