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Honda hopeful of another step forward

Honda heads to Montreal this week for the Canadian Grand Prix hopeful of making another small step forward in performance. Honda Canada is once again a major sponsor of the Canadian Grand Prix and will have a significant presence over the race weekend with activities at Crescent Street in downtown Montreal and at Honda World, a circuit-based exhibition designed to bring race fans closer to Honda's innovations in the environment, safety and technology.

"We are pleased that the RA107 is continuing to show positive signs as a result of all the team's hard work," said technical director Shuhei Nakamoto. "At the last race in Monaco, the drivers were able to appreciate the improvements and take the most performance possible out of the car. However the next race in Canada is a completely different challenge and downforce levels are very different, so we have to set the car up to suit the specific demands of this track."

"At the Paul Ricard test, we found a good set-up on the Montreal configured circuit, which we hope will translate well to the race weekend," he added. "We are continuing to develop the car, not only in terms of new aero parts but also mechanical improvements. Although we have not had the opportunity to test since Monaco, we will keep pushing as hard as possible for the North American races."

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