Honda's motorsport division HRC announced that Executive Vice President Keiichi Yasuda (安田 啓一) will become president effective 1 January next year. The personnel change has caused a stir among overseas media.
Honda's motorsport division, Honda Racing (HRC), announced that the president will change from Koji Watanabe (渡辺 康治) to Executive Vice President Keiichi Yasuda (安田 啓一). The change will take effect on 1 January next year, and the division described it as a regular personnel change.
British media outlet GP Fans reported that a major management reshuffle had been highlighted following poor results in the first year of the power-unit partnership with Aston Martin. A separate report analyzed the partnership between Honda and Aston Martin as having ended on a weak note this fiscal year.
Another British media outlet, The Judge 13, said that expectations for the partnership could fall short following Honda's announcement of the departure of the CEO of its motorsport division, and reported the view that the current organizational changes could cast a shadow over future developments.
The article highlighted the high level of overseas media attention surrounding Honda's return to F1, while reporting that the new organization aims to bring the excitement of racing to audiences around the world.