Honda lose senior aerodynamicist

As reported on homeofsport Senior Aerodynamicist Simon Lacey has left Honda’s F1 team, according to reports. Unofficial website realhondaf1.com says he is bound for the role of ‘Chief Aerodynamicist’ at McLaren. At Ron Dennis’ Woking based outfit, he replaces Peter Prodromou, who started work at Red Bull Racing this week. TAGS: Formula 1 . F1 [...]

Barrichello blames Honda for lack of success

As reported on sportnetwork.net “Here we do too much PR and we think too little about driving,” Rubens told Autosprint magazine. “I’m fighting to change this situation. This year I’ve lost time, with the team, to get used to drive this Honda.” Rubens lays a lot of blame at the teams door, explaining that the [...]

Interlagos

10 .. 8 .. 7 .. 6 .. 19 .. 18 .. 17 .. 16 .. 10 .. 9 .. 7 .. 6 .. 5 .. 4 Where it as lead-from-start-to-finish race for Felipe Massa and cool and calm driving from Fernando Alonso, it was not the same from Michael Schumacher. What we saw of [...]

Alonso takes Pole at Shanghai

Alonso takes the pole position at Shanghai followed by Fisichella making Renault 1-2 at the start of the grid in a rain soaked Shanghai International Circuit. With Reubens Barrichello taking third grid position followed by Jenson Button making all Honda second row. On 5 & 6 positions comes Kimi Raikkonen & Michael Schumacher followed by [...]

Button: Schumacher to win next three GPs

As reported on autosport.com “I think Ferrari are very strong,” Jenson Button told Reuters at Shanghai today. “These three circuits are the sort that might suit them well, and if Bridgestone have got their act together they will be very quick. There is a very good chance that he (Schumacher) could win three in a [...]

Honda 2007 Engines to Wait

As reported on FeedmeF1 Honda successfully honed the design during testing at Jerez last week, but due to the new two-race schedule commenced with older engines at Monza, both Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello must now wait until the Japanese GP to change specification and avoid penalty. Japan ’06 is teams’ last chance to introduce [...]

Barrichello eyes Shanghai podium

As reported on F1Racing.net “The venue holds some pretty special memories for me as I won the very first Grand Prix there from pole position in 2004 which was a great weekend,” said Reubens Barrichello. “With three races left of the season, my aim is to put the car into a podium position and I [...]

Button happy with improved reliability

As reported on F1Racing.net “Yet again we have had good reliability and it was very pleasing to see the two engines reach their target mileage,” Jenson Button added. “We have got a lot of positive results from the three days and completed our planned programme of aero and tyre work. We were the very last [...]

Honda to race 2007 engine in China

As reported on homeofsport Honda will attempt to use its 2007-specification engine at China’s Shanghai race next month … plan to introduce the updated 2.4 litre V8 at Monza backfired spectacularly when Anthony Davidson suffered two failures in free practice last Friday. Team boss Nick Fry told Speed TV that the cause of the Monza [...]

Williams to debut Toyota power

As reported on homeofsport Ahead of their partnership for 2007, Williams will use Toyota engines for the first time at the Silverstone test next week. The presently Cosworth-powered outfit plans to run a Toyota V8 in the rear of a modified ‘FW28′ chassis, with current test driver and 2007 racer Alex Wurz at the wheel. [...]