en.f1-live.com - 2/16/2009
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A four race deal proposed... The team currently known as Honda will be in Melbourne, but has secured enough backing to guarantee its presence at only the subsequent three Grand Prix according to one report...
telegraph.co.uk - 2/16/2009
grandprix.com - 2/13/2009
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grandprix.com —
According to our sources Bruno Senna has now
signed for the Honda Racing F1 team - and...
an announcement that the team will be going ahead will be made soon. The team is expected to use Mercedes-Benz engines and Senna will be partnered by Jenson Button.
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Senna signs for Honda?
f1fanatics.wordpress.com - 2/19/2009
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f1fanatics.wordpress.com —
A spokesperson for the Honda Motor Company has
declared that shutting down and disbanding the F1 team...
is still an option despite heightened interest in the past few days about a purchase. The Japanese company admitted that a buy-out was still the favoured option, but something needs to be ...
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Honda Could Still Disband The Team Despite New Interest
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Honda strikes an Accord, may stay in F1 after all
Autoblog —
... tipped to partner Jenson Button at the team for this season before Honda pulled the plug. Lastly, reports indicate that F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone may be backing the orphaned team out of his own business interests. But the $30 million in funding reported may only be enough to get the former Honda team on the grid for the first four races in Australia, Malaysia, China and Bahrain, which could at least give Ross and Nick some more time to find new patrons and sponsors. [Source: F1-Live and GrandPrix.com] Honda strikes an Accord, may stay in F1 after all ...
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Mercedes wary of proposed Honda deal —
F1-Live.com 2/16/2009
Season-long backing required for engine contract Norbert Haug has confirmed reports that Mercedes-Benz will not release engines to the team currently known as Honda until backing for the entire 2009 season is in place...
Petrobras rules out Honda/Senna backing —
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Rumours tip Virgin as late Honda bidder —
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USF1 keen to go it alone —
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