Honda has instigated a surprise management reshuffle of its F1 program on the eve of the new season, and erstwhile boss Yasuhisa Arai will lose his job as of March 1.
The move appears to have happened quickly after a Honda board meeting in Tokyo, as Arai is present at the Barcelona test this week.
Arai, who faced a lot of criticism last year, will be replaced as Executive Chief Engineer and Head of F1 Project by Yusuke Hasegawa. Honda says his role role is to “oversee the development, manufacturing and management of the F1 project.”
Meanwhile, as of April 1, Yoshiyuki Matsumoto will take on a new role as Supervising Director that was not previously filled. His job is to “oversee and supervise all F1 related undertakings to strengthen the organizational structure for Honda's F1 project.”
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