BAR brought in Jenson Button to replace Panis for the 2003 Formula One season. Villeneuve's failure to produce winning drives eventually led to him being replaced, before the end of the season, by Japanese driver Takuma Sato. Honda has traditionally liked its teams to field Japanese drivers for publicity reasons in the car manufacturer's home country.
Jenson Button led a race for the first time at the 2003 United States Grand Prix. The team struggled due to its use of Bridgestone tyres. In the off-season they changed to rival company Michelin.
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pic 1: Takuma Sato BAR Honda 2003 F1
pic 2: Jacques Villeneuve BAR Honda 2003 F1
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pic 1: Jacques Villeneuve BAR Honda 2003 F1
pic 2: Jacques Villeneuve BAR Honda 2003 F1
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pic 1: Jenson Button BAR Honda 2003 F1
pic 2: Jenson Button BAR Honda 2003 F1
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pic 1: Jacques Villeneuve BAR Honda 2003 F1
pic 2: Jacques Villeneuve BAR Honda 2003 F1
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pic 1: Jacques Villeneuve BAR Honda 2003 F1
pic 2: Jacques Villeneuve BAR Honda 2003 F1
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pic 1: Jacques Villeneuve BAR Honda 2003 F1
pic 2: A bit off the track
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pic 1: Jacques Villeneuve and Jenson Button BAR Honda 2003 F1
pic 2: Jacques Villeneuve BAR Honda 2003 F1
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pic 1: Jacques Villeneuve BAR Honda 2003 F1
pic 2: Jacques Villeneuve BAR Honda 2003 F1
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