The past two races demonstrate that Brawn GP has entered the “second phase” of the team’s career in Formula One, according to an expert observer.
After dominating six of the opening seven grands prix this year, the Brackley based team succumbed to the superiority of Red Bull Racing at Silverstone and the Nurburgring.
“For Brawn, the solitude and isolation since the departure of Honda is beginning to weigh,” former F1 team manager Joan Villadelprat, who recently made a bid to bring his Spanish outfit Epsilon Euskadi into the sport in 2010, said…Â DetailsÂ
Who was that famous brunette stunner walking the halls of Stewart-Haas Racing and signing autographs for fans Monday afternoon?
None other than Danica Patrick.
Yes, multiple sources confirmed that the princess of the IndyCar Series wanted to take a tour of the Concord, N.C., shop. Patrick, who is currently in her final year of her contract with Andretti Green Racing, has recently expressed interest in options other than open wheel racing.
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Formula One’s growing restrictions have made the sport less attractive and reduced Honda’s incentive to rejoin a series it abandoned due to the global economic downturn, the company’s new chief executive said Monday.
Honda withdrew backing for its under-performing team last December, only to see new owners Brawn turn the outfit into championship leaders, and Japan’s second largest automaker said it would consider a return once it had recovered financially.
“It was a real shame that we had to leave Formula One,” Takanobu Ito, who took over as chief executive last month, told a media gathering in Tokyo.
“On the other hand, F1 is becoming …Â Details
The momentum in Formula One’s championship fight has appeared to shift significantly after Red Bull collected its third 1-2 finish and Brawn GP had it worst performance of the season at the German Grand Prix.
Mark Webber picked up victory No. 1 in race No. 132 on Sunday, edging teammate Sebastian Vettel for Red Bull to close in on Brawn GP in both championships.
Brawn GP driver Jenson Button’s lead over Vettel is down from 32 points to 21 with 80 points still available. Webber is 22.5 back from Button. Brawn GP’s constructors’ lead is down to 19.5 points.
Button won six of the first seven races but has since been shut out as Brawn GP failed to reach the podium for the first time this season…Â Details