Honda visitors race ahead

CHISWICK Honda invited 10 fleet managers to a lunch at its showcase building recently to fire questions at Formula One drivers Jacques Villeneuve (BAR Honda) and Takuma Sato (Jordan Honda) for 45 minutes, only days ahead of the British Grand Prix.

In the race, Villeneuve came fourth, his best result of the year, while Sato retired on lap 50 with engine failure.

It was a real coup for the dealership to get Villeneuve, who, despite being the second highest paid driver in the sport, apparently does less publicity appearances than any other driver.