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Honda targets 2006 form

The Honda Formula 1 team clearly wants to get back to the front of the field again. At Tuesday's team presentation Honda F1's team principal Ross Brawn said the team has to get back in the position where it was in the second half of the 2006 season, when Jenson Button clinched Honda's first and only win.

"Our target for 2008 is to get back to the position occupied during the second half of the 2006 season when Honda fought for points at every race," said Brawn. "Only then will we have a stable base from which to target more ambitious results."

The Ferrari's former technical director furthermore said about his new job at Honda: ""Since joining Honda my focus has been on evaluating the resources and practices of the operation and understanding how we can progress. I commend the entire team on the effort and commitment they have shown after a disappointing 2007. We will have to wait and see how much of a performance step has been achieved with this car, but in terms of people and resources, all the right ingredients are in place with which to move the Honda Racing F1 Team forward in pursuit of its racing ambitions."

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