Though Honda has committed to providing a budget for the team until March, the budget is lower than that which had been expected and so the team has had to pull out of the crucial winter tests at Jerez.
ホンダは3月までに予算を準備すると約束したが、その予算は期待より低かったので、チームはへレスでの冬の重要なテストをあきらめなければならなかった。