Will team Honda benefit.

[scaliwag]

Will team Honda benefit?
We all knew team Honda have been lacking in the aero department from day one, however we didn't know to what extent.
It would seem Honda's aero department has been bereft of
aerodynamicists.
Now with the aero department is fully staffed, can we expect to see an improvement?

From N. Fry's statement below it would seem JB has been working miracles with the Honda machinery.
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CEO Nick Fry talked about the investment put into the team -- such as the new wind tunnel becoming operational and additional machining facilities -- and he now believes there are enough resources for Honda to continue development through the season.
"We have now four times the number of aerodynamicists that we had 12 months ago, which brings us not ahead of the other large teams, but it brings us to at least on par," he said. "It's the first time we are starting to work on a level field with the other teams. We now have a similar number of people as McLaren, Renault and maybe Ferrari..."

Regards scaliwag.

[zoostation]

interesting...

...link to story?

[ioan]

Will team Honda benefit?
We all knew team Honda have been lacking in the aero department from day one, however we didn't know to what extent.
It would seem Honda's aero department has been bereft of
aerodynamicists.
Now with the aero department is fully staffed, can we expect to see an improvement?

From N. Fry's statement below it would seem JB has been working miracles with the Honda machinery.
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CEO Nick Fry talked about the investment put into the team -- such as the new wind tunnel becoming operational and additional machining facilities -- and he now believes there are enough resources for Honda to continue development through the season.
"We have now four times the number of aerodynamicists that we had 12 months ago, which brings us not ahead of the other large teams, but it brings us to at least on par," he said. "It's the first time we are starting to work on a level field with the other teams. We now have a similar number of people as McLaren, Renault and maybe Ferrari..."

Regards scaliwag.

The question is:
"Are the Honda aerodynamicists as good as those at Ferrari, do they have the same level of experience?"

The answer is:
"It's higly unlikely."

[Sleeper]

It was no secret that aero was Honda's weakest area in the last couple of years and from what I've heard is that Geof Willis was very conservative on the development path. Now that he's gone we can see just how good the team is.

[DimitraF1]

we will see be patient march is close

[scaliwag]

interesting...

...link to story?

By Nikki Reynolds - Motorsport.com

[Ian McC]

Well as Toyota have shown us big cash does not equate to good car, they can have as many as they like but if they don't do the job then it just wont matter.

Still, some is certainly better than none

[scaliwag]

Well as Toyota have shown us big cash does not equate to good car, they can have as many as they like but if they don't do the job then it just wont matter.

Still, some is certainly better than none

Agreed Mac,
However my point is JB has done extreamy well to keep the Honda at the front dispite the teams lack of a real aero package.
More good news for Honda fans below.
Racing series F1
Date 2007-01-26

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Jacky Eeckelaert - Engineering Director:

"The aero data collected from the RA107 this week shows a very good correlation with the model data from the wind tunnel so we are pleased with that. Now that the car has gone through all of its reliability checks, we will start work on set-up evaluation in Valencia next week."

Regards scaliwag.

[jens]

Jacky Eeckelaert - Engineering Director:

"The aero data collected from the RA107 this week shows a very good correlation with the model data from the wind tunnel so we are pleased with that. Now that the car has gone through all of its reliability checks, we will start work on set-up evaluation in Valencia next week."

Every team is trying to hype itself up, so we can't make serious conclusions from that.

[scaliwag]

Every team is trying to hype itself up, so we can't make serious conclusions from that.

Ok jens, good point.
However if Honda engineers state the new aero shows good results, why dismiss their findings out of hand?????
Regards scaliwag.