Yasuhisa Arai will step down from his role as Honda's Formula 1 boss next week, having been moved to a different role within the Japanese corporation. Arai has been Honda's motorsport boss since the manufacturer returned to Formula 1 as engine supplier to McLaren, though the partnership endured a troublesome 2015 and placed only ninth in the standings. Effective March 1, Arai will be replaced by Yusuke Hasegawa while a new role has been created to oversee the entire project, with Honda confirming Yoshiyuki Matsumoto […]

Honda chief officer of motorsport Yasuhisa Arai is confident that the manufacturer can make substantial progress across the remainder of 2015, with a new specification power unit set to be introduced. Honda returned to Formula 1 as a supplier to McLaren at the start of the year but the partnership has endured a difficult season amid a lack of performance and reliability, leaving the team ninth in the Constructors' championship with 17 points. Arai is optimistic that Honda will be able to take a step […]