Nick Fry's season message

Nick Fry, BAR Honda's Chief Executive Officer, has released a personal statement on the 2005 Formula One season. He reflects the achievements of his team and looks forward to another season of Formula One Racing. Fry believes the team will be stronger next year because of the new driver line-up with Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button.

Nick Fry "The 2005 season has been a challenging one for BAR Honda, but we have pulled together throughout to resolve our issues and to continue to develop the car. The experience gained this year has made our team much stronger for 2006 and beyond. Problems which confronted us in the first half of the season were quickly put aside and the team recorded good grid positions and championship points consistently through the second half of the year. The introduction of developments on the engine and chassis has been relentless right through to the final race and the time, effort and enthusiasm demonstrated by everyone at our bases in England and in Japan, in testing and at the race circuits, has been remarkable. They are all to be congratulated. Finally, the support we have received from Michelin and all our partners has been unfailing - they are all true members of our team and we are proud to work with them. Takuma raced in his final Grand Prix for BAR Honda today but we hope to see him back in a Formula One car very soon.
Although we clearly didn't achieve the results we wished for in 2005, the team is stronger and more motivated than ever before. Honda's acquisition of the team presents a new and exciting challenge for the future and next year we intend to be challenging for race wins with Jenson and Rubens as team-mates."