Art
St. Cyr,
President, Honda Performance Development, on Chip Ganassi Racing’s decision to change engine
manufacturers for the 2014 IndyCar Series:
“On behalf of everyone at Honda, I’d like
to thank Chip Ganassi and the entire Ganassi Racing organization for their
efforts in our very successful, eight-year partnership in the Indy Racing
League and INDYCAR, which included four driver’s championships, three
Indianapolis 500 victories and more than 40 individual race wins since 2006.
“It may be worth noting that when our
previous – and also very successful – association with the Ganassi organization in Championship Auto
Racing Teams competition ended after the 1999 season, Honda went on to win 15
races over the next two seasons, including both the 2000 and 2001 driver’s
championship, and the 2001 Manufacturers’ Championship.
“While this partnership is coming to an
end, Honda and Honda Performance Development remain committed to achieving even
greater IndyCar success in the future with our
continuing and new partner teams. While
Honda and the Ganassi organization are going our
separate ways, we remain committed to winning the 2013 Drivers’ and
Manufacturers’ championships, and our collective efforts for the final three
races will be entirely focused on accomplishing those objectives.”
