Posted on July 3rd, 2008 by Oliver White
An interesting story from the British Grand Prix (and bearing in mind it is only Thursday) is a challenge from Jenson Button to fellow British driver Lewis Hamilton. Apparently Hamilton recently found out about Button’s triathlon endeavors and was impressed with his rival’s placing - Jenson finished 117th out of 1700 participants in last month’s Windsor event. An exchange of words in today’s press conference ahead of the race on Sunday led to a challenge being put forward by Jenson, and initially it was agreed by Lewis. Continue Reading
Posted on June 19th, 2008 by Oliver White
Honda driver Jenson Button has exceeded his own expectations when he competed in the Windsor Triathlon last weekend. The British driver has shown interest in the multi-disciplined sport recently and had a target time for completing the event of 2 hours, 30 minutes. As Button crossed the line in Windsor’s Great Park at the end of the 10km run, his time was 2 hours, 22 minutes and 43 seconds. Jenson’s physiotherapist, Mike Collier, also competed and followed his driver home twelve minutes later. Continue Reading
Posted on February 21st, 2008 by Oliver White
How Honda got 2007 so horrendously wrong is quite simply beyond belief. This time last year, most of us knew and had accepted that the RA107 wasn’t going to be a great car, but I don’t think many of us expected the junior team to wipe the floor with the factory team for most of the season. The fact that Super Aguri led Honda in the championships right up until the Chinese Grand Prix should serve as serious embarrassment for the Japanese car company. Honda absolutely have to improve and return themselves to the regular point-scorers they once were. Failure to achieve this could spell disaster for the future of the team. Continue Reading
Posted on February 20th, 2008 by Oliver White
Posted on January 29th, 2008 by Oliver White
With the much anticipated launch of the Honda RA108, their 2008 car, this morning, the drivers and team managers have been speaking to the media about what this season will hopefully bring to the Brackley-based squad and how they can turn around their fortunes following the six-point haul of 2007. Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello are excited about the new car, although it is hard to see how the team could get much worse. Continue Reading
Posted on January 24th, 2008 by Oliver White
This post was inspired by Quofda, a new site set up by the 9rules crew where they ask a question each day and bloggers answer on their own sites. I had considered answering today’s question on my personal site but quickly realised just how relevant it is to Formula One, and reminded me of one of my sadder memories of the sport. The link to the question is just below, along with my answer. So without further ado, here goes… Continue Reading
Posted on January 9th, 2008 by Oliver White
Posted on November 12th, 2007 by Oliver White
After a decade on the Ferrari pit-wall, and a year tending to his garden, Ross Brawn will leave Italy to become the team principal of Honda. While it was common knowledge that Honda had made the Briton an offer earlier in the year, few actually thought Brawn would do it. The strategist - who is known for winning many of Michael Schumacher’s races and being a solid pillar at the Scuderia - will take on the new challenge at Honda at the end of this month. Continue Reading
Posted on April 7th, 2007 by Oliver White
It was always going to a problem for commentators and fans alike, having two British drivers racing at the same time with very similar surnames. Of course, I’m talking about Martin Brundle and Mark Blundell. Often, one would get confused with the other, or worse still one would be referred to as Brundell, or Blundle. However, while both drivers have retired and decided to give ITV credit programmers a headache instead, a new (perhaps better looking) version of the name has appeared, and this time it is attached to Jenson Button’s arm. Continue Reading
Posted on March 9th, 2007 by Oliver White
The immortal optimists Honda will be hoping for some reverse psychological goodness this season, as for the first time since the team’s inception as BAR back in 1999, they have leaned on the conservative side of the fence and not hyped their own chances of success. Perhaps a realisation of their previous errors, or perhaps a wake up call from a wise person in marketing – who knows – but this year the only thing that got hyped was the paint job. Continue Reading
