Honda came back into Formula 1 in 2006 and proceeded to pump millions of dollars into a team which managed one race win but very little else. In 2007 they hired Ross Brawn who decided to limit development on the 2008 car and concentrate on developing a new car for the new regulations in 2009.
The 2008 season was therefore a disaster for Honda, but by the end of the year they had a car for 2009 which had had much more development than anyone else, a couple of decent drivers, and the genius of Ross Brawn. So of course they did the sensible thing and withdrew from the sport.
Along comes Mercedes and sticks their engine into the back of a car developed with Honda’s money; and the team duly takes first and second places in Australia last weekend. Presumably some sacrificial swords are being sharpened back in Japan.
Jenson Button, who won the race, made much of how tough life had been over the past few months. Don’t feel too sorry for him. He has made an estimated sixty million pounds out of F1 already, and has recently acquired a Japanese/Argentinian lingerie model as a girlfriend.
Poor Jenson.
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2009-03-31| Jock saysFINALLY !!! A scoop for Pattaya Days …
Has Jenson given up on that two-bit actress from Coronation Street then?
2009-03-31| Spike saysNot the first scoop: 2009_01_things-to-do-with-visitors-part-1 A very tasty scoop of coconut ice cream there.
What’s Coronation Street?
2009-04-02| todd saysyeah JB is my hero, my heart sank when rubers hit anti-stall off the start, but leave inexperience and over enthusiasm to save the day for him (vettel and kubica)
2009-04-02| Billy saysHave I stumbled upon a Martian Language self-help site here or what??
2009-04-02| Spike saysThe answer is “or what”. It’s a site for those understand the phrase “disputed diffuser”. You may leave now.