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F1: What gives at Honda?
F1: What gives at Honda?
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. The problem seems to concern whether ...
Bernie Ecclestone bucks the trend in drawing up plans to avoid another Honda
Bernie Ecclestone bucks the trend in drawing up plans to avoid another Honda
telegraph.co.uk — F1 supremo wants the big teams to agree longterm deals to avoid another Honda . (more) Bernie Ecclestone bucks the trend in drawing up plans to ...
New twist for Button as Honda for £1 deal faces probe by DTI
New twist for Button as Honda for £1 deal faces probe by DTI
dailymail.co.uk — The future of Jenson Button’s beleaguered Honda Formula One team has taken a fresh twist, with the Department of Trade and Industry being asked to investigate its attempted sale amidconcerns over the role of boss Nick Fry. (more) New twist for Button as Honda for £1 deal faces probe by DTI
More on the Honda situation
grandprix.com — In an effort to understand exactly what is going on at Honda Racing F1, we contacted the team's local Member of Parliament, Tim Boswell, to confirm that he had made a complaint to the authorities following requests from members of the F1 team, as had ... (more) More on the Honda situation
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F1 Fanatic — ... energy – especially through the year.” More on the Honda situation “It is a fair guess that the original complaint was linked to Achilleas Kallakis, the 40-year-old scion of a Greek shipping family, who has made a name for himself recently in the London property market and as a player of TV poker. It was reported in the Daily Telegraph that he was not satisfied with the receeption his bid received from Honda.” What gives at Honda? BOP survey the problems at Brackley. Ofcom ...

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