Koiji Watanabe

Koiji Watanabe is the head of Honda's motorsport division and has recently been in the news for addressing technical issues regarding the Honda power unit used by Aston Martin in Formula 1. During a press conference, he acknowledged the challenges posed by excessive vibrations from the engine, which have been causing reliability problems and risking the health of drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll. Watanabe emphasized that Honda is actively working on solutions to enhance the performance and safety of their engine in collaboration with Aston Martin.