By Christopher Hayes on Sunday, September 21, 2008Filed Under: Lead Articles
Teams must embrace KERS technology if Formula One is to survive, Honda CEO Nick Fry has affirmed following trouble-free testing of the system in Jerez.
The Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS), which are designed to store and re-use energy lost as heat through braking and other episodes, are due to be introduced next year to make Formula One more environmentally sustainable.
Read the full F1 article 'Fry: F1 has no future without KERS'(682 words, 1 image, estimated 2:44 mins reading time)
By Forumula1.net on Tuesday, September 9, 2008Filed Under: F1 News
Riccardo Patrese will be returning to Formula One today for a one-off drive courtesy of Honda. The former F1 driver, who raced from 1977 to 1993, was the first Formula 1 driver to start 250 races. Until recently, he had made the most ever race starts, a feat beaten by Honda’s Rubens Barrichello earlier this season when he started his 257th Grand Prix in Turkey.
Read the full F1 article 'Patrese tries out Honda’s RA107'(100 words, estimated 24 secs reading time)
By Christopher Hayes on Saturday, August 30, 2008Filed Under: F1 News
Honda still have a lot of work to do to prepare for next week’s Belgian Grand Prix insists British ace Jenson Button.
The Anglo-Japanese squad arrived at Valencia last week with high hopes for their improved RA108 challenger around the high-speed street circuit.
Read the full F1 article 'Button expects another tough weekend'(242 words, 1 image, estimated 58 secs reading time)
By Christopher Hayes on Sunday, August 24, 2008Filed Under: F1 News
Honda are hoping for intervention from the safety car in today’s European Grand Prix after a disastrous showing in qualifying left Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello languishing at the back of the field with their work cut out in the 57-lap race.
Read the full F1 article 'Safety car is Button’s best hope'(413 words, 1 image, estimated 1:39 mins reading time)
By Forumula1.net on Saturday, August 9, 2008Filed Under: F1 News
Toro Rosso, Williams and Honda have revealed what they believe caused the flash fires which were seen during pit-stops at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
All three teams saw brief flash fires during one of the pit-stops and many initially thought there was a universal problem with the refuelling rig. However Honda have revealed they believe their fire was thanks to the refuelling hose not being fitted squarely onto the car.
Read the full F1 article 'Teams confirm no problems with refuelling rigs in Hungary'(321 words, estimated 1:17 mins reading time)
By Forumula1.net on Sunday, August 3, 2008Filed Under: F1 News
Jenson Button has shown he is still every bit the racer that charged through the rain-induced chaos to victory in Hungary in 2006 after delivering a sensational lap in qualifying on Saturday that well-and-truly transcended the capabilities of his Honda - one that puts him just outside the top ten for the start of today’s Hungarian Grand Prix.
Read the full F1 article 'Button happy with P12'(338 words, 1 image, estimated 1:21 mins reading time)
By Forumula1.net on Wednesday, July 16, 2008Filed Under: F1 News
Ross Brawn has said that despite a podium at Silverstone, he does not believe the team will be able to finish on the podium again this weekend. Rubens Barrichello drove a fantastic race in poor weather conditions at the British Grand Prix to give Honda their best result of the season, however the team are aware that in the dry, their car is not quick enough to compete at the front.
Read the full F1 article 'Honda not expecting Hockenheim podium'(235 words, 1 image, estimated 56 secs reading time)
By Stephen on Monday, July 7, 2008Filed Under: F1 News
The following is the complete transcript of the post-race press conference from the British Grand Prix. The press conference was attended by the top three drivers from the race, a race which saw Briton’s Lewis Hamilton win his home Grand Prix at a sold out and very soggy Silverstone.
Read the full F1 article 'British Grand Prix: Post Race Press Conference'(5475 words, estimated 21:54 mins reading time)