Honda aim for multiple wins in 2006

That is the view of the squad's leaders, upon the launch of the new RA106.

The team, formerly BAR-Honda and now fully owned by Honda, has yet to win a race despite coming second in the constructors' championship in 2004. And with 2005 signifying a step backwards, the team believe they now have a better understanding of how to avoid pitfalls and become a winning team.

Honda team principal Nick Fry said: "Our target in 2006 is to challenge for race wins, and we'll do our utmost to achieve that objective. During 2005 we put in place some important building blocks that will help us meet our target in 2006 and beyond.

"We secured two of the best racing drivers in the world; improved our ability to develop a car through the season; and we've gained a better understanding of the strengths of the 2004 car and the issues of our 2005 race car."

Yasuhiro Wadda, president of Honda Racing Development, who replaces Shoichi Tanaka in the role, said: "It is up to all the engineers involved in the programme to rise to the challenge of F1 and show the world what honda can do as a fully integrated force.

"The development of a new challenging spirit and a desire to work together to challenge for wins is at the core of Honda's phylosophy."

Technical director Geoffrey Willis added: "The emphasis now is on integration and combining our design concept and expertise to achieve a car capable of challenging for race wins.

"We are pleased with the progress we've made in the wind tunnel over the winter, and our data shows that we've made a good step forward."