Formula One Features — February 1999

We know that the Honda Motor Company is aiming to enter Formula 1 in the year 2000 with its own team; a prototype Honda Formula 1 car has been testing around Europe in the last few weeks, with Jos Verstappen at the wheel; the team involves a lot of former Tyrrell employees. That is about all we know and no-one involved is going to reveal much more about Honda's F1 plans.

Formula 1 teams used to exist solely as racing operations.

Battling with Sir Francis

The time between of the launches of the new Formula1 cars and the first GP in Melbourne seems shorter this year than ever. It is during this time of that season's previews are written, based on the highly optimistic claims of team of principles, the cautious descriptions of the cars made by their designers, and comments by drivers that vary from being bullish, following initial shake down runs, to ever more frustrating as the first race approaches.