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telegraph.co.uk - 1/24/2009

Bernie Ecclestone bucks the trend in drawing up plans to avoid another Honda

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F1 supremo wants the big teams to agree longterm deals to avoid another Honda .

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britsonpole.com - 1/18/2009

F1: What gives at Honda?

— britsonpole.com — A question British F1 fans are asking this week: what on earth is going on at Brackley?... Strange stories have started appearing in the public prints indicating that all is not proceeding smoothly with the sale of the team formerly known as Honda.  ... (more) F1: What gives at Honda?

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f1fanatic.co.uk - 1/26/2009

Three car teams a possiblity - Ecclestone

— f1fanatic.co.uk — F1’s big teams can plug any holes on the Grand Prix grids by fielding third cars, according... to chief executive Bernie Ecclestone. In the wake of Honda’s departure from the sport, and speculation that further teams might succumb to the ... (more) Three car teams a possiblity - Ecclestone

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telegraph.co.uk - 1/29/2009

Honda Racing seeks government bailout

— telegraph.co.uk — Formula One team could apply for funds from British government in order to secure their future.... (more) Honda Racing seeks government bailout

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F1 links: “We could sue the arse off them”
F1 Fanatic — Bernie Ecclestone bucks the trend in drawing up plans to avoid another Honda Bernie Ecclestone: “I always said we should give all those fancy engineers gold-plated consoles and send them off somewhere to play. That’s all they do anyway and it would be far cheaper. We could get the real job done. If the manufacturers are prepared to make a long-term commitment, say seven to 10 years, we should let them spend what they want to spend, providing they supply engines and gearboxes at an affordable price. Whether they will commit to that I ...

Hark, it’s a Blithering Idiot!
Full Throttle — ... If that occurs The Gnome claims doing it this way would prevent other teams repeating Honda’s recent withdrawal from the sport because then they could be sued for doing so. ...

Bernie on free spending F1, KERS and third cars
F1 Wolf — ... He also made 2 statements on the 2009 grid following the departure of Honda. To Daily Telegraph he said: ...

Essential Reading for January 28th, 2009
F1 Minute — ... Bernie Ecclestone bucks the trend in drawing up plans to avoid another Honda - "The rejection of my medal system p****es me off. It is not fair that the winner scores only two points more than second place. We changed the points distribution because Eddie Jordan was complaining that it looked bad for sponsors to see a team without points. He never considered how bad it might look for his team to have four points and the championship winners 128." ...