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Kazutoshi Nishizawa
After grdauating in mechanical engineering Nishizawa landed a job with the elite Honda Research & Development Division at its headquarters in Wako, just outside Tokyo. He immediately went to work on engine development programmes and in 1982 was appointed project leader for Honda's F1 engine development programme. This led to him working as chief engineer with the Williams team in 1987, when Nelson Piquet and Nigel Mansell dominated the World Championship and in 1988 he was switched to Team Lotus.