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Feet Firmly on the Ground: Interview with Honda Racing President Shoichi Tanaka
by Biranit Goren
One of the largest and most successful road car makers, Honda has had mixed success in Formula One. As constructors in the sixties they won some and lost some; as engine suppliers in the eighties they won most and lost little. Nowadays, even points are rare - but Honda Racing president Shoichi Tanaka knows exactly what needs to be done to rectify that. Biranit Goren interviewed Tanaka-San, a man with plenty of patience
House of the Rising Sun
by Thomas O'Keefe
With last month's Hungarian Grand Prix marking the 250th race of Honda's involvement in Formula One, Atlas F1's Thomas O'Keefe looks back at how the marque got to where it is today. He tells us how Honda initially became involved in Formula One, their attempts at being a supplier of engines and a constructor also, their successes (as well as their failures) and where they are headed in the future
Includes full Honda F1 Timeline!
One Shot:
Honda through the Lens
by Keith Sutton
 As Honda celebrates 250 GPs, Atlas F1's partners Sutton Images celebrate their 125,000th picture in their online database. Uniting the two occasions, award winning photographer Keith Sutton selected his favourite pictures from Honda's past and present
The Honda F1 Trivia Quiz
by Marcel Borsboom
With 250 Grands Prix, Honda is now fourth among the engine makers with most race starts. Their history spans across three generations, through Ayrton Senna and McLaren, to Jacques Villeneuve and BAR. But how well do you know Honda's history? Time to find out!
Atlas F1 extends its gratitude to Honda's Charlie Reid and BAR's Tracy Novak for their assistance in producing this issue.
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The Final Countdown: Exclusive Interview with Jacques Villeneuve
by David Cameron & Biranit Goren
 Did you know that Jacques Villeneuve has raced the most Grands Prix for Honda after Ayrton Senna? The fact certainly surprised Villeneuve, but these days he will accept an achievement any which way it comes. These are testing times for the former World Champion, with no indications that the future is going to be any better. Atlas F1's David Cameron and Biranit Goren sat down with Villeneuve to hear about frustration, hope and false impressions
Jenson Button in the Honda NSX-R: On the Edge of Out of Control
by David Cameron
Jenson Button is the newest of the Honda drivers, having joined British American Racing this season. But the fun-lovin' Brit has already made an impression on the Japanese car maker, when he took their road car NSX-R for a ride around the factory's banked-Tochigi circuit. "It was the biggest rush I've ever had, more than a Formula One car, more than anything," he tells Atlas F1's David Cameron (and there's also a Tom Cruise impersonation on mp3!)
Honda's First: Richie Ginther
by Doug Nye
Richie Ginther was not the biggest nor the best driver in Formula One in the 1960s, but he achieved something no one else did: he was the first driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix for the Japanese marque Honda. The Californian, whose motorsport interest and skills flourished after working with Phil Hill, was not only a quick driver but technically adept as well. Doug Nye writes about the man
Trading Cards: The Honda Drivers
by Marcel Schot
A total of 26 drivers have started a Grand Prix with Honda since their debut in the 1964 German Grand Prix. From Ayrton Senna to Riccardo Patrese - Atlas F1 presents the ultimate Honda drivers Collector's Trading Cards
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