Honda in Ferrari engine talks

Eurosport - Tue, 06 Jan 17:22:00 2009

Honda Formula One team boss Ross Brawn has opened discussions with Ferrari about buying in engines for the 2009 season, even though the team is still looking for a new owner.

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The negotiations over securing a Ferrari engine supply have begun despite the fact that the team is yet to find a buyer following Honda's decision to leave the sport.

Brawn has declared himself "really optimistic" about the prospects of the team's survival, although rumours of deals with Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim or David Richards' Prodrive company have so far yet to bear fruit.

The 54-year-old claims that "there has been a huge amount of interest" from a number of buyers, and that now it is a question of "filtering out the serious from the not-so-serious" - hence the need to put an alternative engine deal in place.

"Honda has already said it will not supply us with engines, so that's why I contacted Ferrari," said Brawn, who was Ferrari's technical director from 1996 to 2006 .

"We haven't signed anything yet, but I really appreciated the support from President Luca di Montezemolo and Stefano Domenicali.

"It's like being among former schoolmates - they still see me as one of their own."

Brawn added that rather than safeguarding his own future, he is most focussed upon assuring job security for Honda F1's 750 employees, all of whom have faced a distinctly uncertain winter since the big-budget Japanese manufacturer announced it was withdrawing from the sport just over a month ago.

Brawn refused to be drawn on the identity of the team's potential saviours.

"I can only say it's more than one," he said.

"The objective is to save the jobsmy presence is certainly not a priority.

"There's no hurry, because modifying the car to install a different engine requires at least six weeks of work anyway.

"It's unlikely we'll manage to be on-track during the winter; that's why we are studying a package of evolutions for 2010, when we aim to step up the ladder. This year will remain for us a transitional one."

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    From Bvus I, on Thu 8 Jan 3:00AM

  2. allso ferrari drivers push and shuve worse than other people and they dont get done
    look when m. schumacher cut the corner a few yrs ago he didnt even give the place back but noooo he never got a penalty did he noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

    From lauren, on Wed 7 Jan 10:42PM

  3. dont talk about things you dont know about marion,hamilton took over glock fairly
    glock had dry tyres on and it was raining so even if glock pitted for wets hamilton still would have got past him so dont talk about things you dont know

    From lauren, on Wed 7 Jan 10:37PM

  4. yyyy

    From lauren, on Wed 7 Jan 10:34PM

  5. jbolan@btinternet

    From MGA, on Wed 7 Jan 10:21PM

  6. HE LOST ALL RESPECT FROM THE DRIVERS
    Then hes team mclaren cheat in stealing top f1 secrets in what was the biggest spy scandal in f1 history!!
    They should of been banned for long Time but continued and so did mr hamiltons son continue bashing other drivers out of way in hes strive for the ultimate prize the F1 TITLE..
    Soon came end of season and with all the bashing and stealing secrets from mclaren mr hamiltons son had blown it all again..OH NO HES FATHER CRY,,
    OOHHH but wait a min ,, suddenly out of nowhere from over the horizon,
    NO SURELY IT CAN NOT BE!!! YES ITS HIM DADDY ITS HIM DADDY!! cried baby hamilton

    YES YES ITS FATHER GLOCK DADDY ITS FATHER GLOCK and the little boys dream came true...out of nowhare like an ALIEN arriving from Mars,,,faher glock had deliverd the ultimate prize to Mr hamiltons son....but the cost was so severve it ended forever F1 as we no it.

    HAPPY NEW YEAR CHEATIN MCLAREN ... LOVE FATHER GLOCK...CHEAT HAMILTON SON CHEAT

    From MGA, on Wed 7 Jan 7:39PM

  7. Well done MGA is Marnio Colin?

    From Ardsay e Giv-a-Shee, on Wed 7 Jan 6:47PM

  8. m g a . you aint got me.

    From touronroute, on Wed 7 Jan 5:07PM

  9. MGA : you must have been over at MikeQ's last night quaffing down a few jars of lies . As MikeQ will tell you ..back it up or you are a liar.

    From slimj, on Wed 7 Jan 4:48PM

  10. Got up this morning with a slight headache looked at the PC and it was winking this means a search match.
    Who could it have found i ask myself!! low and behold its one of the trinity.
    Yes marnio from Britain.
    By the way it is the same marnio from the past lets see if he denies it.
    Thats two i have ( marnio from Britain & mourontoot)

    From MGA, on Wed 7 Jan 2:43PM

  11. I have worked it out. Marion is Marnio's girlfriend!!!!!!
    It is their combined knowledge we are subjected to...

    From leigh_msn, on Wed 7 Jan 2:41PM

  12. Someone has to stump up the money to rescue Honda first......

    From , on Wed 7 Jan 2:11PM

  13. His postal address is ward 27B, Rampton Mental Hospital.

    From owen gayer, on Wed 7 Jan 11:07AM

  14. Guys don't mind Marnio, I am a big Ferrari fan, but last years championship was definietly won by Hamilton, hats off to him and the Mclaren Team. Also, I just wish that honda would be bought soon, it would be really nice to see Ross Brawn strategically battling it out with the other technical directors.

    From Kenneth June, on Wed 7 Jan 11:05AM

  15. Go on MGA.
    Post it.
    Can you get his postal address?

    From Count Louis Zborowski, on Wed 7 Jan 10:24AM

  16. MGA. Thats GOOD news ???????????

    From Mike, on Wed 7 Jan 10:20AM

  17. That's what all the laydeez say Mrs J

    From touronroute, on Wed 7 Jan 10:19AM

  18. HE LOST ALL RESPECT FROM THE DRIVERS
    Then hes team mclaren cheat in stealing top f1 secrets in what was the biggest spy scandal in f1 history!!
    They should of been banned for long Time but continued and so did mr hamiltons son continue bashing other drivers out of way in hes strive for the ultimate prize the F1 TITLE..
    Soon came end of season and with all the bashing and stealing secrets from mclaren mr hamiltons son had blown it all again..OH NO HES FATHER CRY,,
    OOHHH but wait a min ,, suddenly out of nowhere from over the horizon,
    NO SURELY IT CAN NOT BE!!! YES ITS HIM DADDY ITS HIM DADDY!! cried baby hamilton

    YES YES ITS FATHER GLOCK DADDY ITS FATHER GLOCK and the little boys dream came true...out of nowhare like an ALIEN arriving from Mars,,,faher glock had deliverd the ultimate prize to Mr hamiltons son....but the cost was so severve it ended forever F1 as we no it.

    HAPPY NEW YEAR CHEATIN MCLAREN ... LOVE FATHER GLOCK...CHEAT HAMILTON SON CHEAT

    From MGA, on Wed 7 Jan 10:01AM

  19. HE LOST ALL RESPECT FROM THE DRIVERS
    Then hes team mclaren cheat in stealing top f1 secrets in what was the biggest spy scandal in f1 history!!
    They should of been banned for long Time but continued and so did mr hamiltons son continue bashing other drivers out of way in hes strive for the ultimate prize the F1 TITLE..
    Soon came end of season and with all the bashing and stealing secrets from mclaren mr hamiltons son had blown it all again..OH NO HES FATHER CRY,,
    OOHHH but wait a min ,, suddenly out of nowhere from over the horizon,
    NO SURELY IT CAN NOT BE!!! YES ITS HIM DADDY ITS HIM DADDY!! cried baby hamilton

    YES YES ITS FATHER GLOCK DADDY ITS FATHER GLOCK and the little boys dream came true...out of nowhare like an ALIEN arriving from Mars,,,faher glock had deliverd the ultimate prize to Mr hamiltons son....but the cost was so severve it ended forever F1 as we no it.

    HAPPY NEW YEAR CHEATIN MCLAREN ... LOVE FATHER GLOCK...CHEAT HAMILTON SON CHEAT

    From MGA, on Wed 7 Jan 10:00AM

  20. Hughjorghen - thank you so much !!!!!!

    From m.e.jenner, on Wed 7 Jan 9:52AM
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