Comments on: Honda can't even leave F1 properly

By: doctorvee

doctorvee — Sat, 02 May 2009 11:20:58 +0000

I don’t understand your comment, build. This post was about Honda mismanagement. It says almost nothing about Ross Brawn, and what I say about Nick Fry (who is curiously low-profile these days) still stands. Indeed, the fact that the team became the best on the grid as soon as Honda left rather makes my point for me.

By: build

build — Sat, 02 May 2009 07:26:29 +0000

I’ll bet this comment does nor get posted, lol.

You must be feeling a bit stupid right now as Nick and Ross have made an absolute rubbish of your comments. Not to mention the many gross inaccuracies in them.

build

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The testing ban: another botched rule change? « vee8 - a Formula 1 blog — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:50:05 +0000

[...] this is a predicament which is yet another symptom of the serial mismanagement at Honda which has deteriorated this winter to extreme levels for obvious reasons. Senna sounds pretty frustrated over this situation, and [...]

By: doctorvee

doctorvee — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:23:37 +0000

Thanks Guille.

By: guille2306

guille2306 — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:00:30 +0000

“the problem may be that whoever wanted to buy the team wanted it without Fry”

You took the words out of my mouth. It was my biggest fear from the first day I heard about the Honda team going for sale, and so far those fears have come true. I deeply hope they make to Melbourne, but only if Fry gets out of the picture and the team have a good prospect for the future.

By the way Duncan, it is good to read you again

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:49:18 +0000

And today they have said: “Don’t forget, we could still go under.”

I paraphrase, but it does make you wonder. Why build up everyone’s hopes with all this talk of bidders and deals, and then say it could all go wrong.

As you point out, they must be trying to stir up interest, but they clearly don’t understand the effect it is having on the fans.

Either announce something, or stay quiet, I say.

By: F1Wolf

F1Wolf — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:40:40 +0000

“I find it difficult to understand why no-one seems to be up to buying the Honda F1 team.”

Well, the problem may be that whoever wanted to buy the team wanted it without Fry. That might have lead to that (mis)management lead buy out idea – the only way for Fry to keep his job.

The £1 to buy the team is not the issue. The issue is thoe millions required to run the team that Mr. Fry would like to manage …

By: doctorvee

doctorvee — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:10:57 +0000

Clive — Nick Fry has a fan club? Yikes! Seriously though, I find it hard to take him seriously. The Honda car could melt while it was on the track and Nick Fry would just grin and say how much things are looking up for Honda!!

I dearly hope that Honda makes it to the grid this season. I would never want to see an 18-car grid, and of course it is terrible that the staff of the team have to go through this just now.

I find it difficult to understand why no-one seems to be up to buying the Honda F1 team. Even in the current circumstances, the Honda set up is surely a bargain at £1 and with running costs set to decrease significantly.

By: Pink Peril

Pink Peril — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:30:10 +0000

I think a large part of Honda’s downward spiral was the attempt to Japanese-ise the team – let this be a warning to Team America if/when they enter F1.

And when they realised the folly of their way & got in staff who knew what they were doing as opposed to just being Japanese – instead of making their big comeback they pull the pin. And on the eve of the launch of the Clarity FCX as well, just when they need the advertising & PR. Good one.

The whole Honda withdrawal was a debacle from start – well I was going to say finish, but it appears it is not over yet

By: Clive

Clive — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:45:50 +0000

So I take it I can cross you off the list of potential Nick Fry Fan Club members, Duncan?