Vatanabe: We want to continue working with Alonso.

      Honda emphasizes the importance of Fernando Alonso's participation in their joint project with Aston Martin and asks him to stay with the team... Koji Watanabe, president of Honda Racing Corporation: "Alonso is a fantastic driver, and it is extremely important for us to have the opportunity to work with him. His feedback on the car is very accurate and truly helps us move forward. We want to continue working with Alonso. The ability to tackle challenging tasks together with a driver who has such extraordinary passion is very, very important for Honda. And although we are not in the positions we would like to be in right now, our goal is to become one of the leading teams in Formula 1 together with Alonso."