Verstappen tried out the car around hondas tochigi proving ground before switching into a 2011 spec red bull rb7 for a few laps around the test tracks oval with former jordan and bar f1 racer takuma sato in hot pursuit in the ra272.

Honda f1 test car. The official honda racing f1 website step behind the scenes of true racing spirit. Red bull junior and formula 2 racer tsunoda took another step towards a potential f1 drive in 2021 by completing his first f1 test for alphatauri at imola driving a 2018 spec toro rosso str13 car. Honda had been hinting at a possible exit for over a year but since the red bull cars powered by honda engines had won 5 races in the last two seasons many believed this would not be the case even despite the pandemic.

This includes f1 f2 f3 formula e and rallying as key examples. The fia produces regulations and guidelines for all categories of motorsport under its control. I dont think i would race the ra272 myself im very happy that i was born a bit later.

No one at honda i talk to will even hint at what it cost. Don ayres founded don ayres honda in 1970. In 2019 red bull spent in excess of 300 million on its f1 campaign.

F1 is a trade mark of formula one licensing bv a formula one group company. Honda entered formula one grand prix racing in 1964 just four years after producing their first road car. Red bull junior and formula 2 racer tsunoda took another step towards a potential f1 drive in 2021 by completing his first f1 test for alphatauri at imola driving a 2018 spec toro rosso str13 car.

Honda had been gracious and foolish enough to put me in the drivers seat of its 2007 f1 race car the ra107 one of just six built. A shakedown is basically a small test where teams experiment and evaluate newer components on a car. Today sara ayres operates don ayres honda on an 18 acre campus.

They began development of the ra271 in 1962 and startled the european dominated formula one garages with their all japanese factory team except for american drivers ronnie bucknum and richie ginthermore startling was the fact that honda built their own engine and chassis something only.