In 1998, Honda were seriously considering a return to the sport as a constructor, and hired the respected designer Dr. Harvey Postlethwaite, out of work since the demise of Tyrrell that same year, to design a chassis. This he did, and the car, built by Italian company and former F1 constructor in their own right Dallara, tested at Jerez in the hands of Dutch driver Jos Verstappen with some success.