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mac · Post by **mac** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 5:01 pm

Ross Brawn - now with Honda!

Mac

tuscan_thunder · Post by **tuscan_thunder** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 5:10 pm

bit of a risk I'd say - I know Honda are huge but you're only as good as your last race - if it doesn't work for him at Honda it'll taint his reputation.

He does seem to attract success though.

(BTW, on my thread "Hamilton in the Wet" I predicted Sutil to join McLaren. I'll stick with that despite my 'fear' that it'll be Kovi)

jason · Post by **jason** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:16 pm

Great news for Honda - be interesting to see how it develops in the next couple years or so... may actually come good too late for Button IYSWIM.

tuscan_thunder wrote:He does seem to attract success though.

[devil's advocate mode]
Or was it because the Benettons/Ferraris he 'Technical Directed' at the time were designed by Rory Byrne/driven by M Schumacher?
[/devil's advocate mode]

tuscan_thunder · Post by **tuscan_thunder** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:12 am

jasonliddell wrote:Great news for Honda - be interesting to see how it develops in the next couple years or so... may actually come good too late for Button IYSWIM.

tuscan_thunder wrote:He does seem to attract success though.
[devil's advocate mode]
Or was it because the Benettons/Ferraris he 'Technical Directed' at the time were designed by Rory Byrne/driven by M Schumacher?
[/devil's advocate mode]

ahh...you picked up my veiled point!

ryallm · Post by **ryallm** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:05 am

Hope this will help resurrect Button's career. Probably too late for Brawn to make much difference to next years Honda though. I think Jenson's super smooth driving style will be well suited to next years cars without traction control. I reckon that the wilder, throw it around style drivers like Massa will really struggle without the electronics to help them out.

Mark

tuscan_thunder · Post by **tuscan_thunder** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:12 pm

Personally, I don't care for Button - I think he's always been overhyped and undertalented.

However, I do think he will be better this coming season for the reasons you have outlined above. He is usually at his best in the wet so no t/c (ahem! aye, right!) should help him.

Interesting point you make about smoothness and Massa: I regard Raikkonen as one of the most ragged on the grid but I think he has the car control to do well with the alleged lack of t/c. Massa, I believe, will struggle.

Dread to think how Sato and Yamamoto will get on and just as well Ralf seems to be out of it..............