Preparing for the start of a new partnership with Toro Rosso, Honda has revealed changes to its F1 project team structure.

Under the new structure, an Operating Officer in charge of HRD Sakura will oversee research and development and the overall operation of races and testing.

In the meantime, Honda created a new position, F1 Technical Director, who will concentrate on directing the team at the spot of racing and testing.

Toyoharu Tanabe will assume the responsibility as the first F1 Technical Director, and the position of Head of Formula 1 Project will be eliminated. Former Executive Chief Engineer and Head of F1 Project, Yusuke Hasegawa, is now merely Executive Chief Engineer.

"In the past, the Head of F1 Project assumed responsibility in both technological development and directing the team at the spot of racing," said Katsuhide Moriyama, Chief Officer for Brand and Communication Operations, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. "By separating these areas of responsibility, we will evolve our structure so that both the development team and racing/testing team can assume their respective responsibilities more speedily.

"By ensuring both the development team and racing team soundly fulfil their respective roles, Honda will continue its challenges so that fans can enjoy seeing Toro Rosso-Honda competing at the top level without further delay. Thank you for your continuous support."

Tanabe, who joined Honda in 1984, subsequently engineered for Gerhard Berger at McLaren and subsequently, following a stint in the Honda IndyCar engine division, was chief engineer for Jenson Button at BAR and then Honda.

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1. Posted by Malbec, 08/12/2017 17:43

"Don't write-off Honda just yet, the Japanese are very proud people, they will succeed just as they have in Moto GP and F1 in the past with Lotus, McLaren and Williams, it just takes them longer due to their culture. "

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2. Posted by Hondaunearthed, 07/12/2017 20:33

"@Joop An F1 column and somehow you manage to bring race into it...This is why the world has problems cause people like you manage to turn nothing into something for what cause? Just like Ferrari my guess is majority Italian, is that racist?"

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3. Posted by Joop deBruin, 07/12/2017 12:05

"All Japanese of course. Racism runs deep at Honda. "

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4. Posted by kenji, 07/12/2017 11:02

"Will there ever be any continuity within Honda? It seems as though they are back into the wilderness with another new head!! Yes, he sounds as though he has the cred but they have been blundering around for so long now that i doubt if they really do have a handle on what's needed. "

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