Comments on: Is HondaF1 About To Be Put Up For Sale?

By: Greg Wesson

Greg Wesson — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:37:56 +0000

What does anyone think that the Honda team would be worth? How much, if anything, can Honda accept to “sell” the team for?

After all, what are you “buying” when you buy the team. A 2009 car and a staff… Anything else?

Would Honda keep providing engines for the 2009 team? How long before the new owner would have to start supplying their own engines and other components?

It seems to me that the only benefit of buying Honda would be a “quick start” in that you wouldn’t have to hire a load of staff and design a car for the first year. After the first year, as new owner you’d probably be forced to find all new suppliers, so really you are only getting one years worth of benefit.

By: Gman

Gman — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:43:44 +0000

Sadly, it looks like Honda’s exit is a done deal.

In reading the comments from bosses in Japan at this hour (2:30 am EST) I am most curious about the potential new owners being lined up. Obviously that could just be window-dressing to cusion the blow for the eployees, but hopefully someone will step in and take control of the operation in the near future.

By: Milos

Milos — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:57:32 +0000

guys, we can take the team over. Honda will be glad if someone takes the burden away from them. all we need is abt 200 mil a year to run it on shoestring budget

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By: Oliver White

Oliver White — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:08:17 +0000

if the board decide it’s time to save money, it can all be gone in a moment.

I hope, I really hope a certain Mr Ecclestone has begun kicking himself right now.

Formula One was, and hopefully will be, about constructors. Manufacturers are welcome in my mind, but the sport should never, ever, rely on them. Formula One is about the Franks, the Colins and the Eddies (and all the other privateers).

Without meaning to sound hurtful, because potentially a lot of people have just been made redundant and the sport could be about to suffer serious consequences from this. But…

…I wonder what kind of mood Aguri Suzuki is in right now?

By: Clive

Clive — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:59:24 +0000

Always the problem with manufacturers in F1 – the team can have wonderful plans for the future but, if the board decide it’s time to save money, it can all be gone in a moment.

By: Oliver White

Oliver White — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:49:41 +0000

@Mike: I posted this to Twitter about an hour ago (at the time of writing this comment)

Holy moley! Honda F1 might be up for sale. Can anyone lend me a quid; always wanted to own a Formula One team.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:43:15 +0000

If only I had a couple billion laying around …

By: Steven Roy

Steven Roy — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:36:57 +0000

According to Pitpass their sources inside the factory say that Honda are speaking to 2 potential buyers and will close the team down if no deal is done before the start of the season.

If the team does close down Button is history. There have not been teams queuing up for his services in recent years and there is little if any evidence that his contribution to Honda has achieved anything.