| The Honda Racing F1 Team is looking forward to | | | | Friday and Saturday even more important." While |
| their second home race of the season with the | | | | Barrichello said, "This year Formula One is |
| 2007 Japanese Grand Prix at the Fuji International | | | | returning to the Fuji International Speedyway for |
| Speedway, Round 15 of the FIA Formula One | | | | the first time since 1977. I last raced at Fuji in |
| World Championship. The event will mark the | | | | 1991 in Formula 3 but the circuit has been totally |
| team's welcome return to Japan next week. | | | | modernized since those days. It will be very |
| The Honda team has always managed to | | | | exciting to race on the new layout and I am sure |
| perform well in every Japanese Grand Prix. Button | | | | that the organizers will have done an excellent job |
| said, "The Japanese Grand Prix is always a very | | | | with improving the existing circuit." |
| special weekend for the whole Honda Racing F1 | | | | Nakamoto also said, "The downforce levels |
| Team as it is one of our two home races of the | | | | required will be very similar to the last race at |
| year. I have had fantastic support as a Honda | | | | Spa-Francorchamps so we are prepared for a |
| driver at the Honda-owned Suzuka circuit in the | | | | challenging weekend. Following the three-day test |
| past few years and the Japanese fans always | | | | in Jerez this week, we have confirmed our car |
| create such a special atmosphere over the race | | | | set-up and earo package for the race. We would |
| weekend." | | | | like to put on the best possible performance for |
| However, this year would be more challenging as | | | | the Honda fans at our home race in Japan and |
| the race moved from its traditional Honda-owned | | | | achieve a satisfactory result," holding on with the |
| home of Suzuka towards the newly re-opened | | | | belief that their team have enough experience |
| Fuji International Speedway. Button said, "This | | | | and preparation to get their race car, with |
| year will be a new challenge for both myself and | | | | sophisticated Honda spoiler, through the |
| the team as the race returns to the Fuji | | | | redesigned Fuji International Speedway circuit and |
| International Speedway." | | | | obtain good results. |
| While Barrichello said, "I am really looking forward | | | | "The Fuji circuit is an unknown quantity so I will be |
| to returning to Japan in my second year with | | | | studying the circuit layout with our engineers in |
| Honda for our home race. The Japanese Grand | | | | advance of the race but we will only find out its |
| Prix has always been a favourite of mine and the | | | | true characteristics during our track walk on |
| Suzuka circuit holds some very special memories | | | | Thursday and the first few laps of practice on |
| as I won there from pole position in 2003. My | | | | Friday. The re-designed circuit is another Herman |
| experience last year driving with Honda for the | | | | Tilke special, and after the fantastic job that he |
| first time was fantastic. The fans are so | | | | did with Istanbul Park, it will be interesting to see |
| enthusiastic and really supported us throughout | | | | how this circuit matches up. There is a long 1.5km |
| the weekend." | | | | start-finish straight which should allow for some |
| Before moving to Fuji, the Honda Racing F1 Team | | | | overtaking combined with some exciting looking |
| is planning to stop in Odaiba. They would be | | | | twists and turns," Button said. |
| attending to the annual Tokyo Motorsports | | | | Button, together with Barrichello, is expected to |
| Festival. In the event, Jenson Button and James | | | | give the best performance in the race despite |
| Rossiter will demonstrate the thrills of Formula | | | | having a quite crucial race this year. He said, "We |
| One to a crowd of fans through running the | | | | are the first to admit that Honda have had a |
| RA107 car in the streets of the city. Button said, | | | | tough season this year, however we approach |
| "On the Monday before the race, I will be taking | | | | the final races of the season with continued |
| part in the Tokyo Motorsports Festival once again. | | | | motivation and will not stop pushing to take the |
| This is a fantastic event and I had a great time | | | | maximum possible performance for the thousands |
| last year driving our F1 car right in the heart of | | | | of Honda fans who will be cheering us on from |
| Tokyo in front of all the Honda fans so I am | | | | the stands." And, Barrichello said, "Our car and |
| really looking forward to arriving in Japan this | | | | performance this year has not been at the level |
| weekend and getting the fun started." | | | | we hoped for at the beginning of the season, |
| According to Senior Technical Director Shuhei | | | | however a lot of hard work is still going on back |
| Nakamoto, "This will be the first time that Formula | | | | at the factory to improve our situation. We will all |
| One has visited the new Fuji International | | | | keep working very hard right to the end of the |
| Speedway." In relation to that, they opt to give | | | | season and I hope to see further small |
| importance with the little time left for them to | | | | improvements in our performance which will help |
| practice, as he added, "We have limited date on | | | | us this season and in 2008. |
| the circuit which makes the practice sessions on | | | | |