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FORMULA 1 – HONDA RACING: News Honda heads to Hockenheim

/noticias.info/ Ross Brawn, Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello look ahead to this weekend’s German Grand Prix.

Round ten of the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship takes the Honda Racing F1 Team to Hockenheim for the German Grand Prix. The 4.574km (2.842-mile) circuit is situated on the banks of the River Rhine, between the cities of Frankfurt and Stuttgart, and is making a return to the F1 calendar after sitting out 2007.

Just as was the case prior to the British Grand Prix two weekends ago, the German GP follows an intensive three-day test at the race venue. And, as before, the Honda Racing F1 Team has a number of upgrades, evaluated at the test, to bring to the race, as Team Principal Ross Brawn confirms: “Following the test at Hockenheim last week, we will be introducing the next step of aerodynamic, mechanical and engine performance upgrades for the RA108.

“The test allowed our engineers to gain a better understanding of our recent lack of qualifying pace, so we will be aiming for an improvement on our grid positions as the foundation for a strong race performance. With changeable weather predicted, it could be an interesting weekend.”

“Our aims for Germany are as always to get the best out of the car and hopefully achieve a good result,” confirms Jenson Button. “It is so incredibly competitive in the midfield pack at the moment that it is almost impossible to make predictions. Our test at Hockenheim was successful, so I’m looking forward to seeing how that relates to our performance this coming weekend.”

Undoubtedly buoyed by Rubens Barrichello’s brilliant podium at the British Grand Prix, the team remains realistic about its chances in Hockenheim.

“The wet race at Silverstone gave us the opportunity to combine driver experience and team performance to achieve a very well deserved podium finish for Rubens,” explains Brawn. “The team worked extremely well throughout the race to take advantage of the opportunities which opened up, aided by an excellent drive and outstanding tyre feedback from Rubens. Our first podium of the season was of course a big morale boost for the team, however it would be unrealistic to expect a repeat of this result in dry track conditions.”

Rubens himself echoes this sentiment: “It was fantastic to wake up on the Monday morning after Silverstone and see the trophy! To step onto the podium again was an unexpected but deserved outcome to our British Grand Prix weekend and I was so pleased to have achieved the result for the team. However we have to keep our focus and continue to improve the performance of the RA108 as we are fully aware that our result at Silverstone was assisted by the wet conditions. We made a small step at the test so it will be interesting to see how the car performs against our midfield competitors this weekend.” notas_de_prensa_archivo