Simviation Forum - Honda management buyout gets green light

Feb 27^th, 2009 at 2:20pm

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Honda management buyout gets green light. Lets wait and see how this goes in the present financial environment Huh

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Reply #1 - Feb 27^th, 2009 at 5:56pm

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Maybe Branson could sponsor the team if he still would like to be involved

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Reply #2 - Mar 3^rd, 2009 at 11:37pm

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is it just me or is this thing taking waaaay too long?

I hear they signed the old man to drive for this year and snubbed Senna. Is barrichello just willing to drive for pennies?

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Reply #3 - Mar 4^th, 2009 at 5:11am

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Bruno Senna has done very little to show he deserves an F1 seat. He's got little experience, failed to make a big impression in GP2 and hasn't won a championship in any of the series he's raced in.
His attitude at times has frankly stunk. He's on numerous occasions come across as acting like he should be given the seat because of his name (although in part I put some of that down as bernies fault saying the same thing "it would be good for the sport to have a senna on the grid")
He needs to go back to GP2 for another season, win some races and more importantly win the title before he should be considered for a drive.
Rubens gives Honda, stability, a sound technical back up (again something senna is not good at) and if people have forgotten, he beat out his highly touted team mate last year, and drove that dog of a Honda to third place at silverstone. He gets on with the job without causing problems and is what Honda need right now in a transition year.

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Reply #4 - Mar 4^th, 2009 at 5:13am

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The Ruptured Duck wrote on Mar 3^rd, 2009 at 11:37pm:

is it just me or is this thing taking waaaay too long?

I hear they signed the old man to drive for this year and snubbed Senna. Is barrichello just willing to drive for pennies?

Well, he is not short of a bob or two and as he is in the twilight of his career maybe and why not. I see also that Jenson has been signed too, but he just wants a drive this year so he was probably also cheap. And yes, it does seem to be taking a very long time. They need to have a chat with BMW about the speed of the sale of Rover...........
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Reply #5 - Mar 4^th, 2009 at 5:30am

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expat wrote on Mar 4^th, 2009 at 5:13am:

The Ruptured Duck wrote on Mar 3^rd, 2009 at 11:37pm:

is it just me or is this thing taking waaaay too long?

I hear they signed the old man to drive for this year and snubbed Senna. Is barrichello just willing to drive for pennies?

Well, he is not short of a bob or two and as he is in the twilight of his career maybe and why not. I see also that Jenson has been signed too, but he just wants a drive this year so he was probably also cheap. And yes, it does seem to be taking a very long time. They need to have a chat with BMW about the speed of the sale of Rover...........
"What you got in your pocket"
"Here is a quid"
"That will do" Grin

Matt

They should also seek advice from former rover owners on strikes as honda workers have threatend to do so if layoffs happen

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