| Nick Fry, the Chief Executive Officer and | | | | or a McLaren, which is clearly where they |
| Team Principal of the Formula One constructor | | | | want to be by the end of the season, and |
| of Honda, has promised Honda's RA107 will be | | | | certainly going into next year. |
| on a par with the Ferraris and McLarens | | | | |
| before the end of this season. | | | | But he begs people should not always expect |
| | | | them to go from one point to the front of the |
| Honda entered this year's Championship with a | | | | grid immediately because that is totally not |
| great deal of promise following on from | | | | possible. |
| Jenson Button's breakthrough victory in | | | | |
| Hungarian GP of the last season. The Brackley | | | | The team principal was also full of praise |
| squad, however, has failed to live up to the | | | | for Button following his first point-scoring |
| build up. | | | | result of the season. He acknowledges the |
| | | | fact that he admires Jenson's performance as |
| Eight races were struggled by the team to | | | | different races passes by. Fry said it is |
| even score their first point of the | | | | relatively easy to be optimistic when you |
| Championship - came courtesy of Button's | | | | have a good car and you are doing well, but |
| eighth placed finish in the French GP in | | | | Jenson really has matured with his |
| Sunday. | | | | professionalism and fighting spirit. Fry |
| | | | added Jenson tries every bit as hard in |
| Nonetheless, the 50-year old British CEO | | | | fighting for 12th place on the grid as he |
| believes that point is just the beginning of | | | | does for second or third. He further said |
| large things to come for Honda. The boss even | | | | that he have known Jason for years and knows |
| went as far as to guarantee that Honda's | | | | that the racer has been better than the year |
| RA107 will be competing with the Ferraris and | | | | before every year. |
| McLarens before this season is over. | | | | |
| | | | The Honda boss added also said that he does |
| Fry said when they realized at the start of | | | | not see any reason why Jenson cannot be |
| the year the car was not what they wanted at | | | | competing with Lewis if they give Jenson the |
| all, so they have had to make a lot of | | | | equipment. |
| revisions in a very short span of time. He | | | | |
| explains they have had to take a few risks by | | | | Honda Racing |
| doing things which they thought were right, | | | | |
| but without that much knowledge behind it. | | | | Aside from building quality car parts such as |
| | | | Honda Accord parts, Japan's second largest |
| Now, the team is back on more of a | | | | automaker is also into racing. |
| level-playing field and they hope to move | | | | |
| forward from here because they believe, as | | | | Honda entered Formula One as a constructor |
| the saying goes "one swallow doesn't make a | | | | for the first time in the 1964 season at the |
| summer", one point does not make for them | | | | German Grand Prix with Ronnie Bucknum at the |
| either. Fry continued that they are obviously | | | | wheel. |
| still a long, long way off beating a Ferrari | | | | |