Honda F1 chief Yusuke Hasegawa heads to his home Japanese Grand Prix with fond memories of racing at Suzuka and aiming to make local fans proud of their team.
Speaking ahead of the weekend at the venue owned by Honda, Hasegawa said, “It is a very special place and an important race weekend, of course for Honda but also for me personally – I have great memories of racing there with Formula 1 in years gone by.”
“I am thankful for all the very knowledgeable and enthusiastic F1 fans, who expect a lot from us, but are very understanding at the same time. I hope that our team’s progress encourages more spectators to join us at Suzuka and help increase McLaren-Honda’s fan base.”
McLaren-Honda have made impressive progress this season, and last time out in Malaysia both drivers – Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button – scoring points as they finished seventh and ninth respectively.
Hasegawa added, “Suzuka is a track highly rated by the drivers for its technical and complex nature. In order to succeed there, there must be a good balance between the power unit and chassis.”
“We will do our utmost to set up the car to hopefully score more points and be within reach of the top three teams. I hope that we can have a race that we can be proud of, and that our fans can be proud of, too,” concluded Hasegawa.
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