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Boullier says Arai departure was part of the plan
The departure from Honda's F1 project of Yasuhisa Arai had tongues wagging in the Barcelona paddock this week. Rumours have been swirling that McLaren chiefs Eric Boullier and Ron Dennis pressed for his departure, but the official version is that he is simply set to ‘retire'. 'Arai-san's 60th birthday and Honda's pension policy is that when you turn 60, you retire,' Boullier is quoted by MTV. 'It was a long-term plan that he would retire.' That statement, however, surprised some, with one paddock observer admitting: 'Arai is really 60?' And Honda's apparent ‘long-term plan' also appeared not to square with comments made by Arai's successor, Yusuke Hasegawa, as he said: 'I did...
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