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Title: Honda F1 for sale Post by: nochee on Thursday, December 4, 2008, 21:31:51 Just heard that Honda's formula 1 team will be going up for sale shortly and if there is no takers then bye bye Honda!
Looks like there is some real financial strife with the Japanese! Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: Batch on Thursday, December 4, 2008, 22:13:15 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7766092.stm
Quote Honda will quit Formula One on Friday, BBC Sport understands. The Japanese company hopes to sell its team, which costs £200m a year to run, but is prepared to close the team early in 2009 if no buyer is found. Sources told BBC Sport the team were "optimistic" they would continue, but no investor had yet been found. However, according to the Reuters news agency, team bosses Ross Brawn and Nick Fry fear Honda could close the Brackley-based team within weeks. It's the start of the sport as a whole feeling the pinch. Bernie Ecclestone has some serious thinking to do Honda, who recently cut road vehicle production as a response to the global economic crisis, is expected to make an announcement regarding the team's future at 0500 GMT on Friday. <article continues see link> Eeek, unlucky Jenson. Really though they may get their shit together next season too. The recession is biting hard and fast and the motor industry is getting shafter more than most (for now) Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: Maidenhead Red on Thursday, December 4, 2008, 22:45:20 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7766092.stm Eeek, unlucky Jenson. Really though they may get their shit together next season too. The recession is biting hard and fast and the motor industry is getting shafter more than most (for now) I was also hoping Honda got it together. I would have loved to have seen Jenson in a car that could have competed. I think he's one of the better drivers on the grid tbh Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: Batch on Thursday, December 4, 2008, 22:57:09 I think he's one of the better drivers on the grid tbh I'd agree with that. He's never had a top drive to prove it, though he didn't help himself by messing around on contracts with williams and BAR/Honda. Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: Iffy's Onion Bhaji on Thursday, December 4, 2008, 22:58:00 Or getting pissed on a regular basis.
Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: yeo on Thursday, December 4, 2008, 23:25:55 Good decision.
The formula 1 team money could pay 1000's of normal workers wages and I doubt anyones thought "Honda did well in that GP I think i'll nip out and buy a Civic" Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: axs on Thursday, December 4, 2008, 23:59:20 Good decision. The formula 1 team money could pay 1000's of normal workers wages and I doubt anyones thought "Honda did well in that GP I think i'll nip out and buy a Civic" Renault's European sales went crazy the last year they won the title. Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: Samdy Gray on Friday, December 5, 2008, 08:21:32 Officially pulled out: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7766092.stm
Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: land_of_bo on Friday, December 5, 2008, 08:22:53 Ralphy will be most upset.
Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: Samdy Gray on Friday, December 5, 2008, 08:25:17 He's probably hung himself.
Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: herthab on Friday, December 5, 2008, 08:27:23 He's probably hung himself. For every cloud........ Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: Fred Elliot on Friday, December 5, 2008, 09:16:12 Sad news indeed
Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: Don Rogers Shop on Friday, December 5, 2008, 09:17:00 Ralphy did not really hang himself Fred
Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: herthab on Friday, December 5, 2008, 09:35:35 Ralphy did not really hang himself Fred We don't know for sure. There's still hope..... Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: Fred Elliot on Friday, December 5, 2008, 09:41:45 Ralphy did not really hang himself Fred Shit Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: RobertT on Friday, December 5, 2008, 18:25:14 They're offering pay offs for the workers in Swindon (the normal cars) aren't they? Would make no sense to carry on in F1 at the same time.
Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: Ralphy on Friday, December 5, 2008, 18:48:33 You're all a bunch of cunts! :)
Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: flammableBen on Friday, December 5, 2008, 18:53:12 Not gonna buy it then Ralphy?
Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: Leggett on Friday, December 5, 2008, 20:43:02 even with thieving all the christmas cash from the cards i dont think he'd have enough.
Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: No Longer Posh Red on Friday, December 5, 2008, 21:08:28 I was also hoping Honda got it together. I would have loved to have seen Jenson in a car that could have competed. I think he's one of the better drivers on the grid tbh ha ha that's a good one........................ Oh your serious, Ok lets overlook that he's completely useless as doing one of the most important aspects of his job (giving feedback to his engineers so they can make the car better) and yeah I'd agree. Give him a car that's better than everyone else, and he'd be competitive. Problem is to do that he needs to drive along side someone who can improve the car, and if he got into that situation he wouldn't be able to beat them Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: nochee on Friday, December 5, 2008, 22:45:00 I work on the F1 game over here in Italy and Jenson is not considered to be one of the better drivers. I am gutted that Honda have folded because that has made a lot of jobs unstable until they can be bought out. If they cant be bought out then there will be a load more contractors taking the jobs that i am applying for.
Hamilton is the best driver there is at the mo. Massa is there too then Raikkonnen then Alonso then loads more before Jenson Button is even considered. Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: Samdy Gray on Friday, December 5, 2008, 22:46:13 Everyone in F1 > Jensen Button
Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: nochee on Friday, December 5, 2008, 22:50:08 Everyone in F1 > Jensen Button Tim Henman done more than Button ever did and everyone thinks that he's a cunt!! Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: Batch on Friday, December 5, 2008, 23:03:06 Everyone in F1 > Jensen Button Simply not true. He's a better driver than DC, Glock, nakajima, Barichello, Piquet and so on. I don't think he is in the same class as Hamilton, but put him in a competitive car and I think he'd hold his own with the likes of Massa. I have no idea if he Posh Red is correct in that he can't provide feedback that the team needs. It's hard to to tell because Honda made such a pigs ear of the car the last two seasons I think Schumacher would have trouble ringing out any performance out of it. Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: Leggett on Friday, December 5, 2008, 23:30:43 why is everyone so far up Massa's arse? yes he's a quick driver, yes he's more reliable that raikkonen, but has everyone forgotten he spun 5 TIMES during the british grand prix? at no point should a possible world champion fuck up that many times, surely?
Title: Re: Honda F1 for sale Post by: Batch on Saturday, December 6, 2008, 08:27:30 why is everyone so far up Massa's arse? He's a solid drive that had n exceptional season. Nothing more, nothing less. Mind you, Kimmi was absolute garbage so you have to give Massa credit for getting close to the WDC. |