Honda F1 continuing car development

Eurosport - Sat, 20 Dec 00:08:00 2008

The Honda Formula One team are continuing to develop their 2009 car in the hope of finding a buyer after the Japanese carmaker's decision to leave the World Championship.

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Chief executive Nick Fry reiterated that there had been interest in buying the squad.

"We have had a high level of interest in the team since Honda Motor Co. announced their withdrawal from Formula One," he told Autosport.

"Since that time, (team principal) Ross (Brawn) and I have been engaged in ongoing discussions with several serious potential new owners who have expressed an interest in purchasing the team.

"Work on the development and build of our 2009 car continues during the next few weeks to ensure that our objective of being on the grid at Melbourne at the end of March will be achieved."

The F1 season starts in Australia on March 29.

Honda, possibly the sport's biggest spenders with an annual budget estimated at more than £150 million, announced this month they were pulling out of the sport due to the global financial crisis.

Fry said on December 5 that two or three "global players" had expressed interest in the team, but no details have been provided since then.

Honda's exit has left British driver Jenson Button, who had a contract with Honda for next season, facing an uncertain future.

Reuters

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  1. I'm sorry but "Schumacher's 7 titles can­ be beaten easily". Don't think so. Personally­ I think it will be a long time before Schumcher's­ record is broken. He had an advantage of the best car­ for nearly a decade, Ross Brawn alongside of him, a­ team who would move the heavens to get him what he­ wanted. Oh and he was the best driver of his generation­ by a million miles. With F1 moving to a more­ "standardised" playing field it will be­ harder for any driver or team to dominate. And I think­ for the first time in a while we have a clutch of­ drivers that are all similar in talent and between them­ may well share the F1 crown over the next five or six­ years. Alonso, Hamilton,Kubica,Vettel,­ Raikonnen,Rosberg, Button. Take your pick!

    From D, on Tue 23 Dec 11:14AM
  2. Axel, I think you are just as equally bias as bernard­ is. I thought you show a bit better attitude. No­ question that Schumi's 7 times championship title­ can be broken easily because simply drivers are­ entering F1 younger and younger. I suppose if schumi­ had entered F1 at the age of 20, he might be a 8 times­ or 9 times. It is purely speculation until it­ happens.

    I do find your remarks equally does not give­ due respect to the winners. In Bernard's case is­ Hamilton and in your case Schumi.

    From ferraribeng, on Tue 23 Dec 10:37AM
  3. bernard, come on! Shumi records are easily breakable;­ it is just question of one team and driver ready to­ cheat (crashing other drivers, and etc.) and a teammate­ willing to stop to let pass.

    Regarding Glok, he has­ no reason to let Hamilton pass. Massa is just another­ crapy driver in a good car who has chamnption material.­

    Finally, about youtube videos, it is very nice to­ see ferrari celebration Massa victory :)

    From Jorge Axel, on Tue 23 Dec 12:30AM
  4. i must admit after reading some of these posts Touron­ does have a point.
    Why did glok slow down so much in­ the last lap..
    Why was glok driving on the wet side of­ the track in the last few remaining bends allowing­ hamilton to take the inside DRY line to victory.­
    HHHmmmmmm.....seems a little suspicious to me...Can­ anyone enlighten me as to why Glok was on wet side of­ track in last few bends, considering he had slicks on­ and all
    Whats it all about..
    Why cant this question­ be answered especially by mclaren fans and especially­ by Doughnut Ray $%^&...
    Why has the evidence­ ie..the last lap of the brazilian GB especially the­ last few corners been removed from You Tube..
    Why do­ Mclaren fans keep running away from this question and­ the Truth..
    people keep saying wait till jeremey­ clarkson show..all will be revealed...
    i mean­ considering glok was on slick tyres why was he driving­ right in the wet line of the track on the last few­ corners..everyone keeps saying they are surprised he­ finished at all considering the conditions...Various­ posts state it was like an ice rink...
    So why was Glok­ driving in the WET on SLICKS on the WET LINE NOT/ THE­ DRY LINE on the last few bends....please tell im­ waiting and have been all Day and probably will be for­ a long time yet.­
    SHUYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY­
    77777777777777777777777777777777777777777777­
    TIMESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS­
    WORLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD­
    CHAMPIONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
    LOVE­ ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT­
    RAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
    THIS­ RECORD WILL NEVER BE MATCHED!!!!!!!!!!!
    ps...for the­ record any driver who won the title this year was going­ to inherit a phoney crown After the season weve­ had,,,HOLD YOUR HEADS IN SHAME MCLAREN

    From , on Mon 22 Dec 10:54PM
  5. watch this clip and if you still think glock was not­ trying your mad.dry tyres on wet track.
    cant remember­ the race but this year a similar situation happened in­ the wet and cars were losing six places in the matter­ of corners.
    f1 is close, thank go it is. in the olden ­ days a certain german would have won with 5 races to­ go. i love f1 and people should stop trying to bring­ teams and drivers down.

    search for

    p4LMm5PXVRU

    on­ youtube

    From jason j, on Mon 22 Dec 1:06PM
  6. NO NEED TO APLOGISE YOU ANSWERED NOTHING AGAIN,, GLOK­ MORE THAN ALLOWED HAMILTON TO PASS IN THE DRY INSIDE­ LINE DIDNT HE,, ITS NOT EVEN OPEN TO QUESTION REALLY IS­ IT..
    I TAKE IT YOU WATCHED THE RACE,,TRULIS TIME IS­ IRRELEVANT,, ITS PLAIN TO SEE CAN YOU HONESTLY SAY TO­ ME THAT GLOK WAS REALLY FIGHTING FOR HES PLACE WHEN­ HAMILTON PASSED,
    REALLY PUSHING WASNT HE ...DO ME A­ FAVOUR ,,BEING A HAMILTON FAN YOUR ONLY SEEING WHAT YOU­ WANTED TO SEE,, END OF GLOK ALLOWED HAMILTON TO PASS­ VERY TAMELY ITS PLAIN TO SEE,, NO WAY WAS HE FIGHTING­ TO HOLD ONTO 5TH PLACE,,ITS THERE FOR THE WORLD TO­ SEE,,AND AS FOR LOSING 18 SECS IN 1 LAP,,DONT CARE IF­ GLOK WAS DRIVING A SHOPPING TROLLEY ,,NO EXCUSES,,YOU­ KEEP DREMING,, ANY DRIVER WHO WON THE TITLE THIS YEAR­ WAS ALWAYS GOING TO INHERIT A PHONEY CROWN...LIVE WITH­ HAMILTON FANS AND ACCEPT..LOL

    From , on Sun 21 Dec 10:09PM
  7. NO NEED TO APLOGISE YOU ANSWERED NOTHING AGAIN,, GLOK­ MORE THAN ALLOWED HAMILTON TO PASS IN THE DRY INSIDE­ LINE DIDNT HE,, ITS NOT EVEN OPEN TO QUESTION REALLY IS­ IT..
    I TAKE IT YOU WATCHED THE RACE,,TRULIS TIME IS­ IRRELEVANT,, ITS PLAIN TO SEE CAN YOU HONESTLY SAY TO­ ME THAT GLOK WAS REALLY FIGHTING FOR HES PLACE WHEN­ HAMILTON PASSED,
    REALLY PUSHING WASNT HE ...DO ME A­ FAVOUR ,,BEING A HAMILTON FAN YOUR ONLY SEEING WHAT YOU­ WANTED TO SEE,, END OF GLOK ALLOWED HAMILTON TO PASS­ VERY TAMELY ITS PLAIN TO SEE,, NO WAY WAS HE FIGHTING­ TO HOLD ONTO 5TH PLACE,,ITS THERE FOR THE WORLD TO­ SEE,,AND AS FOR LOSING 18 SECS IN 1 LAP,,DONT CARE IF­ GLOK WAS DRIVING A SHOPPING TROLLEY ,,NO EXCUSES,,YOU­ KEEP DREMING,, ANY DRIVER WHO WON THE TITLE THIS YEAR­ WAS ALWAYS GOING TO INHERIT A PHONEY CROWN...LIVE WITH­ HAMILTON FANS AND ACCEPT..LOL

    From , on Sun 21 Dec 10:06PM
  8. marnio why do Ferrari get more money than anyone else i­ think they the cheat and not Mr Hamiltons or Mr­ Mclarens as you say why dont you just shut up with the­ same old drivel all the time and go and play somewhere­ else.
    Merry Christmas
    Mr Hamiltons and Mr Mclarens love­ you

    From stewart.howe1, on Sun 21 Dec 6:27PM
  9. i must admit after reading some of these posts Touron­ does have a point.
    Why did glok slow down so much in­ the last lap..
    Why was glok driving on the wet side of­ the track in the last few remaining bends allowing­ hamilton to take the inside DRY line to victory.­
    HHHmmmmmm.....seems a little suspicious to me...Can­ anyone enlighten me as to why Glok was on wet side of­ track in last few bends, considering he had slicks on­ and all
    Whats it all about..
    Why cant this question­ be answered especially by mclaren fans and especially­ by Doughnut Ray $%^&...
    Why has the evidence­ ie..the last lap of the brazilian GB especially the­ last few corners been removed from You Tube..
    Why do­ Mclaren fans keep running away from this question and­ the Truth..
    people keep saying wait till jeremey­ clarkson show..all will be revealed...
    i mean­ considering glok was on slick tyres why was he driving­ right in the wet line of the track on the last few­ corners..everyone keeps saying they are surprised he­ finished at all considering the conditions...Various­ posts state it was like an ice rink...
    So why was Glok­ driving in the WET on SLICKS on the WET LINE NOT/ THE­ DRY LINE on the last few bends....please tell im­ waiting and have been all Day and probably will be for­ a long time yet.­
    SHUYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY­
    77777777777777777777777777777777777777777777­
    TIMESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS­
    WORLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD­
    CHAMPIONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
    LOVE­ ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT­
    RAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
    THIS­ RECORD WILL NEVER BE MATCHED!!!!!!!!!!!
    ps...for the­ record any driver who won the title this year was going­ to inherit a phoney crown After the season weve­ had,,,HOLD YOUR HEADS IN SHAME MCLAREN!!!

    From , on Sun 21 Dec 3:15PM
  10. P G your appalling use of English makes me believe that­ you are not British. Are you an illegal immigrant or­ some sort of basket case.

    From Ardsay e Giv-a-Shee, on Sun 21 Dec 12:57PM
  11. although most of the posts on here by Marnio are utter­ rubbish, his last post unfortunately is true.
    "it­ politicians not know anything and have led the country­ to the sorry state it in now. nobody in their right­ mind would choose to live there. it is crime/drug­ ridden state with no social morals. there so many­ people in such small place there nowhere to­ move."
    I am English and lived in the UK all my­ life but if i had the means to get out i would. I'm­ not a Hamilton fan but i can't blame him for­ getting out of this dump now he's got the money to­ do it, and there are thousands like him doing the same,­ record numbers of people are emigrating from this­ country every year.

    From P G, on Sun 21 Dec 12:48PM
  12. Ok it's been nearly two months now and marnio and­ several other so called 'fans' are still­ harping on about Brazil. The championship is over,the­ title is decided let it rest. You speak as if your­ incessant whining and abusive tones will somehow­ magically change time and the result will shift towards­ Massa. Guess what, it hasn't and it won't just­ move on and look towards next year.

    From TERRY, on Sun 21 Dec 11:07AM
  13. Just bring back Lotus !!!!!!!!!

    From Teddybear, on Sun 21 Dec 10:41AM
  14. Get a life Marnio. You have nothing to say, clearly you­ know nothing about F1 and you were almost certainly­ abused as a child. Go and plague the Barbie Doll forum­ where you can meet people of a similar age.

    From Race Tin Sales, on Sun 21 Dec 1:37AM
  15. Comment hidden due to its low rating. Show

    i must admit after reading some of these posts Touron­ does have a point.
    Why did glok slow down so much in­ the last lap..
    Why was glok driving on the wet side of­ the track in the last few remaining bends allowing­ hamilton to take the inside DRY line to victory.­
    HHHmmmmmm.....seems a little suspicious to me...Can­ anyone enlighten me as to why Glok was on wet side of­ track in last few bends, considering he had slicks on­ and all
    Whats it all about..
    Why cant this question­ be answered especially by mclaren fans and especially­ by Doughnut Ray $%^&...
    Why has the evidence­ ie..the last lap of the brazilian GB especially the­ last few corners been removed from You Tube..
    Why do­ Mclaren fans keep running away from this question and­ the Truth..
    people keep saying wait till jeremey­ clarkson show..all will be revealed...
    i mean­ considering glok was on slick tyres why was he driving­ right in the wet line of the track on the last few­ corners..everyone keeps saying they are surprised he­ finished at all considering the conditions...Various­ posts state it was like an ice rink...
    So why was GLOK­ driving on the WET LINE/ NOT THE DRY LINE/WITH SLICKS­ on the last few bends....please tell im waiting and­ have been all night and probably will be for a long­ time yet.
    SHUYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY­
    77777777777777777777777777777777777777777777­
    TIMESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS­
    WORLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD­
    CHAMPIONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
    LOVE­ ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT­
    RAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
    THIS­ RECORD WILL NEVER BE MATCHED!!!!!!!!!!!

    From , on Sat 20 Dec 9:42PM
  16. pdmcosworth - prodrive lol sonny boy they have bailed­ out of WRC they have their arab backers trying to flog­ ten percent of what they bought and no one has money to­ buy so many aston martins to stop them hermeraging­ cash. You are dreaming

    From EleanaV, on Sat 20 Dec 6:16PM
  17. If the new buyer comes to fruition maybe the first­ intelligent move would be to find two decent bloody­ drivers.

    From EleanaV, on Sat 20 Dec 6:14PM
  18. The demise of Honda F1 has been so sudden, and the time­ to the start of the 2009 F1 season is so short, what­ chance is there of a buyer stepping in and having the­ financial muscle to take on Honda's huge­ commitments? There may be a number of interested global­ players (Prodrive, Super Aguri, Ford, Arden etc.) but­ which of them can stump up the $160 million to keep it­ going? Time's running out.....

    From Only Human After All, on Sat 20 Dec 4:23PM
  19. markrose260 please do not get so excited about Marnio,­ Never Y etc he is not Peruvian, he is not even human.­ Just ignore, no comments, no thumbs down - just ignore.

    From Ardsay e Giv-a-Shee, on Sat 20 Dec 3:53PM
  20. so marino wants it like the old days. when Hill, Moss­ etc ruled the sport. Oh British drivers winning again.­ Don't think the whinging Peruvian would stop then.­ Peru's greatest export. Paddington­ bear.
    pdmcosworth. Prodrive will not be buying the­ team as Dave richards already has his own in place and­ is now deciding what to do after loosing subaru from­ the WRC.
    Oh and as for Ferrari's new partner Tata.­ so big and good eh. They built the city rover. the­ worst car ever to hit the uk and they are asking for a­ bailout from the uk goverment for their landrover and­ jaguar factory. Good luck Ferrari. you'll need it­ with them in your corner.

    From BILL, on Sat 20 Dec 3:08PM
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