History

Honda competed in its first Formula One race in 1964, with Richie Ginther securing the team's first race win in the very next season in the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix. John Surtees won a second race for Honda in the 1967 Italian Grand Prix. Honda withdrew from Formula One at the end of 1969.

Returning as an engine supplier in 1983, Honda powered cars won six Constructors and five Drivers Championships in the next decade, providing engines for title wins of Senna, Prost and Piquet. After providing engines for the BAR team since 2000, Honda bought the team in 2005 rebranding it the Honda Racing F1 Team from 2006. At the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix of Jenson Button gave the new team its first race win after starting 14th on the grid.

In 2007, Honda mad headlines with its unique livery design. The car featured a minimum of advertising logos replacing them with an image of the planet Earth to highlight environmental issues. This stunning car has been immortalised in a Scalextric model.

Jenson Button began his Formula One career at Williams in 2000. His most successful season was in 2004 at BAR when he finished third in the Drivers Championship behind the dominant Ferraris of Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello. His debut race victory came in in the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix.

The Scalextric Model

Fitted with the super-fast, slim-line FF motor, this car is very quick and its performance is matched to the other 2007 F1 cars in the Scalextric range. Build quality and attention to detail is to the normal high standard. The quality of the printed decoration is excellent. The front nose and wing assembly is designed to detach in the event of an accident for refitting without affecting other components.

This Digital Chip Installed car is ready to run on both Digital and standard Scalextric systems. The car features adjustable Magnatraction™ positions. easy change pick-ups and a quick release nose section.

• Ready to race on your Scalextric Digital layout
• Replace pick-ups in seconds
• Helps to hold the car on the track

Download the Honda Racing F1 Digital Service Sheet 423 (208.90kb)

Battery Requirements

None

For Ages

7+

Configuration

Motor

Mabuchi FF; 18k rpm; Gear ratio 9:27

Chassis

Rear Mounted In-line Motor; Rear 2 wheel drive

Magnet

Rectangular 2.5 mm; Downforce 191 gm

Overall length

145 mm

Wheelbase

96 mm

Axle/Hub width

56 mm Front; 58 mm Rear

Tyre diameter/width

21(ext), 12(int) x 11 mm Front; 21(ext), 12(int) x 12 mm Rear

Weights

Car 66 gm; Case 156 gm

Scale

1/32

Manufactured under license of Honda GP. All rights reserved.