WATANABE RETIRES AS HONDA HRC BOSS EXITS

Original: Honda HRC to get new boss with Koji Watanabe set for retirement

Koji Watanabe, head of Honda's racing division HRC, will retire on January 1, 2027, with Keiichi Ya set to assume the position.

Koji Watanabe, the long-time boss of Honda's racing activities under HRC, will retire on 1 January 2027, with Keiichi Yasuda appointed as his successor. A long-time Honda employee after first joining the Japanese marque in 1987, Watanabe became the head of Honda's racing division in 2022. In that ti