Honda Sign Young Brit Talent Stevens

The Honda F1 team have signed up a 16-year-old junior karter to their team on a long-term “driver support agreement”.

Will Stevens is one of the world’s leading karters, picking up four Championship titles in the last year, including the European Championship and the International Open Masters.

Stevens will continue to race through the ranks of junior motorsport, while Honda train him to become a Formula One driver at a later date. The training is similar to what Lewis Hamilton underwent at McLaren before his full-time contract began in 2007.

Will Stevens has commented on the matter, saying he is “extremely proud to be joining Honda”.

“This provides me with a great opportunity to progress my career towards my goal of reaching Formula One. I intend to do my very best to ensure that their [Honda’s] belief in me is rewarded.”

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