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Titolo: [Pit-Radio] Works engine deal for Jordan in 2001

Works engine deal for Jordan in 2001
 
 Jordan Grand Prix today made a major breakthrough when it was announced
that the team will receive works Honda F1 engines in a long term
contract, starting from the 2001 season. "This is without doubt the
biggest ever deal for Jordan Grand Prix," said Eddie Jordan. 
The future for Jordan looks bright after the team announced on Thursday
an important liaison with Honda for the supply of works engines. The
link with a major manufacturer is vitally important in the battle to get
on terms with the top teams in F1. Honda will supply equal specification
engines to both Jordan and BAR next season. 
"This is a massive breakthrough for Benson & Hedges Jordan," said Eddie
Jordan. "To have the support and commitment of Honda gives renewed
credibility to our ambitions to win the World Championship. I believe
that Jordan-Honda now represents the most exciting technical package for
the years ahead. 
"This is without doubt the biggest ever deal for Jordan Grand Prix and a
tribute to the hard work put in by everyone at the factory over the
years. We know we've got to work harder still to fulfil the potential.
There can be no excuses though, everything is in place to win
championships. 
"I would like to thank Mr Hirotoshi Honda and Mugen for their great
support during the past three years and their encouragement in creating
this platform for the future." 
Honda has an impressive pedigree in F1. This is the Japanese company's
third era of participation in Grand Prix racing, having run their own
team in the mid-Sixties and then returned in 1983, winning six
consecutive Constructors' Championships and five drivers' titles as
engine supplier to Williams and McLaren before withdrawing at the end of
1992. Honda began this latest exciting phase in 2000 with BAR. 
Takeo Fukui, Senior Managing and Representative Director in charge of
Motor Sport Activities, Honda Motor Co Ltd, commented. "Along with our
joint development of chassis technology with BAR, the supply of works
engines to Jordan represents a new challenge in Honda's third period of
participation in F1. Through these efforts we will continue to do our
utmost to meet the expectations of motor sport fans. In addition we will
continue our challenge in the American CART series and Motorcycle
Championship races at the same level of commitment as the present.' 
 
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E a questo punto Jacques fa bene a guardarsi intorno e in fretta, perche' 
la BAR rischia di diventare una delle peggiori monoposto con un "works" 
engine presenti in F.1.
Come se non bastasse i posti sul mercato vanno riempiendosi, i giovani 
sono alle porte e i pay drivers hanno sempre il portafoglio gonfio.
Dura per chi non ha ancora un posto fisso.
Per quanto la Jordan possa avere problemi strutturali, nel senso che non 
e' un top team a livello di MCL e FER, questa accoppiata potrebbe dare 
filo da torcere a piu' di qualcuno nel 2000, sempre che il buco di 
Gascoyne venga tappato al piu' presto.
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Pascal Fabre
Team AGS/Ford #14

 engine presenti in F.1.
La Honda conferma che il suo obiettivo prioritario, essere coinvolta nella
realizzazione del telaio, continuerà a svilupparsi insieme alla BAR.
Potrebbe essere un cavallo sbagliato da lasciare.
Forse un altro anno in Bar, bloccate McLaren e Williams ed in attesa della
Renault, potrebbe essere la scelta giusta.
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