There it is. It’s Honda Racing F1’s new car for the 2008 Formula 1 season. Gone is the tree-hugging livery of the RA107, replaced with this semi-tree-hugging version.

2007 was a dismal year for this squad. They regularly finished behind Super Aguri F1, which is essentially their bastard child team with an older chassis (read: RA106). For a team that finished high in the Constructor’s Championship in 2006 with regular podium finishes, it was a year to forget. Both Jensen Button and Rubens Barrichello deserved a better car, as they are both capable of winning points at every race.

So here’s to better performance in 2008. Ross Brawn’s arrival at the squad should help things and with engine development at a freeze in line with the FIA mandate - which makes absolutely no sense to this author - aero is going to be more important than ever to turn up the wick in performance.