HONDA BAR 006 F1

The BAR 006 car was driven by Jenson Button in the 2004 Formula One Championship. This car helped bring Jenson Button home third in the drivers’ series and take BAR to second place in the manufacturers’ championship.

In the last weeks of 2001, Prodrive was brought in by BAR to take over the management of the then underperforming Formula One team.  As part of the agreement, a team of Prodrive management, including chairman David Richards, was seconded to the team.

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Prodrive restructured the BAR operation, gave it a distinct new identity and, most importantly, made the team truly competitive for the first time in its short history. By the end of 2004, the team was second only to Ferrari in terms of performance and, off the track, was meeting its budget targets. As a result, its major shareholder BAT was able to sell the business to Honda and Prodrive’s task was completed.