Honda Racing F1 Team: It's official

By Phil Huff
December 1 2005

As revealed here at BAR-Talk.com back on 18 November, the BAR Honda team will be known as Lucky Strike Honda Racing F1 Team next season.

The official FIA entry list for 2006 shows the newly renamed team, with drivers Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button, lining up alongside regulars Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull, Renault, Toyota and Williams. Joining them will be new entry's from MF1 (nee Jordan), BMW-Sauber and Scuderia Toro Rosso - the second Red Bull team built around Minardi.

Notable by its absence is the Honda-backed Super Aguri F1 team. The FIA have stated that their application has been refused. The new team must now abandon their plan to race in 2006, or garner unanimous support from the other 10 teams to allow them in, assuming the FIA give clearance.