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Honda signs Mike Conway

The Honda F1 team today announced that it came to an agreement with British race talent and British F3 champion Mike Conway. Conway will join Honda's Formula 1 team with immediate effect as the team's test driver.

The 22-year-old Conway dominated the British F3 season in 2006, ending the year as Champion with ten race wins. He capped an excellent year by taking victory at the prestigious Macau Grand Prix in November and the award for National Racing Driver at the 2006 Autosport Awards in December, to go alongside his previous championship success in Formula Renault in 2004. Mike will be making the step up to the GP2 series this year as he competes with the Super Nova team.

At the same time as competing in the GP2 series, Mike will have the opportunity to steadily integrate himself into the workings of a top Formula One team with Honda. As well as track time in the RA107 later in the year, Mike will enjoy a comprehensive programme of technical assistance and the same level of fitness and human performance coaching enjoyed by the team's race drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello.

Commenting on his exciting move, Mike Conway said: "This is a fantastic opportunity to me and I would like to thank the Honda Racing F1 Team for putting their faith in me. I am really excited about becoming a part of the team and taking full advantage of the assistance that Honda can give me with my racing career. I had a great season in 2006 but there is a lot of hard work ahead in the GP2 series this year."

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