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Psych! Honda F1 not being bought by Mexican billionaire
Have you heard the one about the former F1 team that gets bought by the Mexican billionaire? Yeah, well, we heard it, too, and it's completely untrue. Not only has Carlos Slim has not bought Honda, but a spokesman makes clear that "There is no deal for the Honda team. There is neither agreement nor negotiations."Nevertheless, Honda says it is leaving the team in good shape and everything is still moving forward. Team chief Ross Brawn said "We have enough funding to get us through to Melbourne and we still have a competitive package." Brawn also said so many folks are snooping around that they've got to sort the jokers from the serious players. Cue Dave Richards...
[Source: Eurosport]
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Jorge 11:52AM (12/29/2008)
Im Mexico, December 28th its the equivalent of April 1st, so this was a joke.
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ckm 12:06PM (12/29/2008)
I was just gonna say that...
johncuyle 1:07PM (12/29/2008)
Clearly this post is some sort of April Fool's-esque thing as well:
Team chief Ross Brawn said "We have enough funding to get us through to Melbourne and we still have a competitive package."
They still have a competitive package? Maybe they should have been using it last year instead of the one they were using? Possibly Honda might not be so anxious to bail if they had?
Brn 12:13PM (12/29/2008)
Nice fact checking AB.
Oh wait, there is no fact checking on the internet.
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Franz 12:16PM (12/29/2008)
C'mon David Richards...
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olddavid 12:19PM (12/29/2008)
I have to figure that after the astounding progress made by Red Bull/Toro Rosso throughout last season, that Honda, with its' engineering and history, would be a fabulous starting point for a privateer. I would liken it to Williams in their early days. Sure, they won't have the limitless chequebook, but Ross Brawn has shown that he is no slouch at innovation. This should be fun to watch- at least six teams with a real possibility at the podium on a weekly basis. Now, about those winglets....................................
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MajorGeek 12:37PM (12/29/2008)
I assume this is big overseas, I don't know a single person who watches F1.
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EEL 5:05PM (12/29/2008)
Jorge,
Thanks for pointing that out. I have now bookmarked the wiki. At least we don't have to worry about Rubens getting sacked for Bruno Senna.
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