Honda to continue as 'Brawn GP'

Eurosport - Sat, 07 Mar 16:18:00 2009

The former Honda Formula One team has been saved and will race this season as Brawn GP under team principal and new owner Ross Brawn.

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Britain's Jenson Button and Brazilian Rubens Barrichello, last year's Honda line-up, will continue to drive for the British-based team with the first race in Australia little more than three weeks away on March 29.

Brawn GP, whose change of name is subject to the agreement of the governing FIA, will use Mercedes engines under a deal with McLaren's partners.

No financial details were given.

"Honda Motor Company Limited and Ross Brawn are pleased to confirm that they have reached agreement to secure the future of the former Honda Racing F1 Team," the statement said.

"With immediate effect, Honda will pass ownership to Ross Brawn, team principal of the new Brawn GP Formula One Team."

Brawn, a former Ferrari technical director, looked forward to the new season after months of doubt about the team's survival following Honda's announcement in December they were pulling out due to the credit crunch.

"The past few months have been extremely challenging for the team but today's announcement is the very pleasing conclusion to the strenuous efforts that have been made to secure its future," he said.

"I would like to thank Honda for the fantastic co-operation and support we have received throughout this process, particularly those members of the senior management who were closely involved with concluding our agreement, and for the faith they have demonstrated in myself and our team."

The team said Nick Fry, the former Honda Racing chief executive who attended a news conference held by the Formula One Teams' Association in Geneva on Thursday, will remain as part of Brawn's senior management team.

However the Brackley-based team, formerly the sport's biggest spenders, are likely to shed a considerable number of their 700 employees.

They are due to hold a private shakedown of the new car at the Silverstone circuit in England on Friday before travelling to Spain for their first test of the year in Barcelona on Monday.

They will also hold a final pre-season test in Jerez.

Barrichello is F1's most experienced driver with a record 270 starts and his partnership with Button, reported in the British media to have taken a significant pay cut, represents a combined total of 423 grands prix.

Brawn's move, effectively a management buy-out, rescued both men's careers with 36-year-old Barrichello out of contract while Button was facing a year on the sidelines with all other teams completing their line-ups.

With the team's survival, Formula One will start the season with 10 teams - one fewer than at the beginning of 2008 before Super Aguri folded.

Reuters

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    Adam, you are a baby and have a lot to learn.

    Correct­ the grammar,spelling and punctuation in the frollowing­ article and lets see what you are made of..

    Part­ (i)

    It was with great trepidation that the mongoose­ met the other mongooses to gain access to it's­ lair.

    Correct and submit to see if you are a twit.

    From , on Sun 8 Mar 1:26PM

  2. So Adam, you don't think they'll be up for Poet­ Laureate or anything of that calibre then ??!! Tee Hee­ - Oh the joys of having a sense of humour !

    From m.e.jenner, on Sun 8 Mar 12:59PM
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    Thanks 616! Pam and Cunninglinguist are almost­ certainly one and the same, and probably the same as­ sunita and salsa too. I think most of these abusive­ nuisances are the same person. Certainly, judging from­ the style of English used in her posts, "Pam"­ hasn't taught English for 25 minutes, let alone 25­ years. Very similar poor use of English throughout­ many of these abusive posts.

    From Adam L, on Sun 8 Mar 12:27PM
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    Adam l the only fibre youve got post 250 is the stuff­ that comes out the gob hole as wind and the bung hole­ as excrement,
    character wise its a miss,i'm afraid.

    From , on Sun 8 Mar 11:29AM
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    ''''''and you bunch of childish­ morons''' ...since when is an­ apostrophe'
    about F!,
    why dont all of the posts­ underneath this one pee off and go to the
    ^lets learn­ English^ classes' with all the Japanese­ students',and keep the F1 site fr'ee from­ morons'

    From , on Sun 8 Mar 11:26AM
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    bunch of twatts,couldnt organise a pisss up in a­ brewery

    Atrophied.apostrophied,horse manure...

    From , on Sun 8 Mar 11:22AM

  7. Adam, here's the proof you­ wanted:

    ----------------------------------------------­ ----------------------------------

    its (ts)
    adj. The­ possessive form of it.
    Used as a modifier before a­ noun: The airline canceled its early flight to New­ York.

    ------------------------------------------------­ --------------------------------

    [Alteration of­ it's : it + -'s.]
    Usage Note: Its is the­ possessive form of the pronoun it and is correctly­ written without an apostrophe. It should not be­ confused with the contraction it's (for it is or it­ has), which should always have an­ apostrophe.

    ------------------------------------------­ --------------------------------------

    Taken from the­ OED, damn those teachers for proving you wrong eh? Oh­ wait, that means you were right doesn't it. ­ Don't suppose I ca have 10% of your winnings can I?­ A finders fee type of thing.

    From SixOneSix, on Sun 8 Mar 10:57AM

  8. I saw Pam's apostrophe meltdown yesterday as well­ and was ready to pounce, but alas I had tickets to­ Judas Priest last night. I mean really, over an­ apostrophe!

    Try getting out more Pam. It might relax­ that knot you've got bunched up...

    From vinnydawg67, on Sun 8 Mar 10:48AM

  9. Lucie: what speculation wild theory?

    From Adam L, on Sun 8 Mar 9:55AM

  10. It's ok Scottie, we all make mistakes and the­ apostrophe enigma will go on and on I'm sure !!!

    From m.e.jenner, on Sun 8 Mar 9:21AM

  11. wot did YAHOO management think of adam speculation ­ wild theory .... ??
    don't forget they are­ American with different ideas & not European

    From Lucie D, on Sun 8 Mar 8:08AM

  12. well done 250 for apology
    to admit your mistake

    From Lucie D, on Sun 8 Mar 7:52AM

  13. Schummy did a bridge loan

    From oreozeus, on Sun 8 Mar 3:53AM

  14. Well, we all make mistakes, but it takes a person of­ character and high moral fibre to admit it.

    From Adam L, on Sun 8 Mar 1:36AM

  15. Looks like I'm wrong, imagine that.

    I sounded so­ confident too.

    Apologies to any I have misled, Jenner­ & Adam are correct.

    My little bit of knowledge and­ the quirks of the English language led me to the wrong­ conclusion.

    It's is incorrect. The message should­ read "Comment hidden due to its low­ rating".

    .

    Personal apologies and refunds will­ be given to those affected. Please post your name,­ account number and sort code here.

    .

    Oh dear, that­ humble pie tastes quite bitter, not sure I want to eat­ any more of that, bleurgh.

    From Scottish C, on Sun 8 Mar 1:27AM
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    you prix who talk about finance all the time are­ talking out your bung holes

    From , on Sun 8 Mar 12:01AM
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    marion what was that story about hamilton glock­ switzerland dancingcheese,

    did glock slow down faster­ than bill macs verbal diaohrrea?

    From , on Sun 8 Mar 12:00AM
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    marnio from peru is dead

    From , on Sat 7 Mar 11:56PM

  19. I would also be interested in knowing where the finance­ came from. Maybe it was Branson after all! Touronroute,­ any ideas?

    From Grey Scale, on Sat 7 Mar 10:46PM

  20. Possessive pronouns and adjectives

    No apostrophe is­ used in the following possessive pronouns and­ adjectives: yours, his, hers, ours, its, theirs, and­ whose. (Many people wrongly use it's for the­ possessive of it, but authorities are unanimous that­ it's can only be a contraction of it is or it has.)­ All other possessive pronouns ending in s do take an­ apostrophe: one's; everyone's; somebody's,­ nobody else's, etc.

    From Grey Scale, on Sat 7 Mar 10:45PM
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