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Honda to part company with F1 engine consultant Simon
Honda is parting company with consultant Gilles Simon, Motorsport.com has learned, as pressure mounts on the Japanese manufacturer to turn around its fortunes in Formula 1. Simon, who is most famously known for his work on Ferrari's engines during the dominant Michael Schumacher era, had joined Honda in 2013 after previous spells at the FIA and the stillborn PURE project. Amid reluctance from Honda to employ too many outside consultants, Simon's involvement was viewed as key in ensuring that the Japanese car maker could make quick gains. Under current F1 project leader Yusuke Hasegawa there had been more openness to employ engineers from rival manufacturers, but it is understood that there...
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