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Consequently, BAR Honda became Honda Racing F1 Team for the 2006 Formula One season. BAT continued as title sponsor with the Lucky Strike brand, but due to new tobacco advertising regulations worldwide, pulled its sponsorship from Formula One entirely at the end of the 2006 season. Honda ran the team for the 2006, 2007 and 2008 seasons.
The Honda RA106 (originally known as the BAR 008) [2] was the car with which the Honda team competed in the 2006 Formula One season. It was driven by Rubens Barrichello , who joined from Ferrari , and Jenson Button , who had spent three seasons with the team as British American Racing .
The BAR 002 was the inaugural season of a Honda engine supply, a partnership which would eventually lead to the team being bought out by the Japanese company for the 2006 season. The car had its first shakedown with the new engine at Silverstone Circuit in December 1999, where Jacques Villeneuve completed 34 laps.
The BAR 006 was a Formula One car that competed in the 2004 Formula One season. The car was driven by Jenson Button and Takuma Sato , and the official test driver was Anthony Davidson . The car scored 11 podiums and a single pole position, with the BAR - Honda team finishing second in the 2004 championship.
At the end of the 2005 season, Honda, the engine partner since 2000, secured 100% team ownership, purchasing it from British American Tobacco, the long term sponsor of the team. [4] The cars would remain with the BAT sponsorship throughout 2006. The BAR 007 was also the first Formula One car to use a seamless-shift gearbox. [5]
The BAR 004 was launched on 18 December, 2001 at the teams headquarters in Brackley.The day after brand new team, Toyota. [2] The launch event also confirmed new team boss David Richards taking over from Craig Pollock, and his Prodrive business taking on management of the team. [3]
The BAR 005 was the car with which the British American Racing Formula One team competed in the 2003 Formula One season. The car was driven by Jacques Villeneuve and Jenson Button, the former being replaced by test driver Takuma Sato for the last race of the season. The team's test driver was Anthony Davidson along with Sato.
In fact, the year that was expected by many as the year of consolidation at the top of Formula 1 was not satisfactory. The BAR, despite the prestigious podiums signed by Villeneuve, lost, albeit slightly, the direct comparison with the Jordan powered by the same Honda engine. 2001 was the last year of Pollock, within the team.