Waiting for the New Name to live
Formula 1 team, which was known as''Honda'', it seems, has been saved successfully. Now they have done the preparation to launch a pilot project for the first race in Formula 1 2009 which started end of next March.
Survival opportunities of Honda team in Formula 1 had indeed worrying. Some of the candidates appear as buyers, but never have an agreement. Honda even have to announced that the opportunities for the team to survive is bad.
Luckily for Formula 1 fans, the team is likely to be saved. Circulating newspaper, the management team led by Ross Brawn and Nick Fry has''buy''from its own team of Honda. Capital of the Honda Motor Company itself, plus the money from Formula 1 live television rights. Plus possible sponsor. Both pure and sponsor of drivers.
Say, Brawn will announce the identity and the future of the team on the Formula 1 Team Association (FOTA) meeting next weekend. Basically, the team is waiting for the name. For a while the team is calling himself as a''Brackley F1''. Brackley is a place of their headquarter in the UK .
For the machine, they will use Mercedes-Benz.
Indeed, the team will not be more like it was. How does not like, they should cut a lot of personnel. According to The Daily Telegraph UK, 200 to 300 personnel will be cut off, of a total of 700 people a season ago to work in Brackley.
Not only that, those who survive may also have to be ready to cut salaries. Including the main drivers for this Honda, Jenson Button. The 29 years old driver, the rumors said, is willing his salaries reduced half. From USD 15 million (more than Rp 150 billion) to around USD 7.5 million.
While waiting for the certainty of fate, the personnel in Brackley is still working. Honda still retain them until later in March. Follow-up is important. Although the threatened break up, they still have the opportunity to survive. And, if survived, the car should be ready.
That new car, they say, is ready. Mercedes engine is installed in the back to stay. If the weekend before the trial, the car is ready. ''We only need the green light,''said Ross Brawn through Swiss newspaper, Blick.
If smooth,''Brackley F1'' will do shake down (check the system of the car) at the Silverstone Circuit, England, next weekend. After that, they follow the testing sessions with other teams. At Jerez or Barcelona, both in Spain.
When the future of the team is secure, discussion can move to the identity of the second''Brackley F1'' driver. Bruno Senna during the time referred to as the primary candidate because of a strong sponsor support.
But, they say, there is no sponsor. As a result, the former Honda drivers Rubens Barrichello back to the top of the list of candidates. Sources said in Brackley, with the new regulations and the preparation of the car at minimum, the experience Barrichello is a very valuable.
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