The car was driven by Jenson Button and Takuma Sato, and the official test driver was Anthony Davidson.

[1] Launch control and fully-automatic gearboxes were also banned for 2004, which had been used by the team for the previous three seasons, since their reintroduction at the 2001 Spanish Grand Prix.

[2][3][4][5][6][7] The team's third driver, Anthony Davidson, drove the Spanish, Italian and Brazilian friday practice sessions with a new colouring.

Button and Sato drove all weekend with the traditional red and white Lucky Strike-coloured car.

During the 2004-2005 offseason, BAR used the 05 Concept Car, a modified version of the 006, notably featuring a black and gray livery, the Honda RA005E engine from the following season, as well as the rear end of the future 007.