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HONDA TO BE NAMED BRAWN SPORT?
AS of AutoWeek's March 2 deadline, sources said that the former Honda Formula One team is set to be renamed Brawn Sport, and driver Jenson Button could shake down the car in England in the coming weeks.
Little firm news has come from the team's Britain base in recent weeks. Richard Branson, the billionaire owner of the Virgin Group, emerged as a potential buyer, but his interest waned. F1 commercial boss Bernie Eccle-stone indicated that he had offered to get involved but that Honda rejected his overtures. Meanwhile, the team has adapted the new car to accommodate a Mercedes-Benz V8.
Honda bosses in Japan apparently have accepted the Ross Brawn/ Nick Fry-led management buyout deal. Three other company directors, thought to include financial director Nigel Kerr, also are involved. Some say that Brawn and Fry will take equal equity, while others speculate that Fry will not be part of the operation. Fry gave up his ...
- BERNIE BLASTS BRAWN.(Sport)
- Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England) October 24, 2009 700+ words
...pay packet on a par with what he was paid two years ago as a Honda also-ran. Button agreed a giant pay cut from pounds 8million...struggling outfit get started even though it already had a massive Honda hand-out. "They are being a little bit arrogant considering...
- MOTOR SPORT: Ross Brawn [...].(Sport)
- Newspaper article from: Birmingham Mail (England) November 10, 2009 700+ words
...to sponsor the team just before the season began in March, just weeks after Brawn had secured their survival in the wake of Honda's decision to pull out of the sport. The decision paid off as Jenson Button took the drivers' championship, with his efforts...
- Button eyes [pounds sterling]5m rise from Brawn.(Sport)
- Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England) September 15, 2009 700+ words
...he volunteered to take a [pounds sterling] 5m cut to [pounds sterling] 3m earlier this year to help the cash-strapped Honda team survive in its new guise as Brawn. He is, therefore, only asking for his old salary back. Button, 29, will even forgo...
- Button demands a [pounds sterling]5m rise from warring Brawn.(Sport)
- Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England) September 15, 2009 700+ words
...he volunteered to take a [pounds sterling]5m cut to [pounds sterling]3m earlier this year to help the cash-strapped Honda team survive in its new guise as Brawn. He is, therefore, only asking for his old salary back. Button, 29, will even forego...
- Button edges closer to the British F1 dream team; As German giants Mercedes...
- Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England) November 15, 2009 700+ words
...discuss Button's demand for a salary that would still be less than the [pounds sterling]8m he received under the team's Honda regime has created an opportunity for McLaren to partner him with Hamilton. Goddard insists the interest from McLaren is genuine...
- Cut-price Kimi for Brawn.(Sport)
- Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England) August 30, 2009 700+ words
Byline: BYRON YOUNG KIMI RAIKKONEN has offered to take a pounds 10m pay cut to be Jenson Button's team-mate at Brawn next season. The Finn is out of favour at Ferrari and set to be paid off to make room for double champion Fernando Alonso. With Nico Rosberg headed for McLaren, Red Bull's duo
- Jenson left in state of limbo; GRAND PRIX: Teams in wings to lure Button from...
- Newspaper article from: Birmingham Mail (England) October 29, 2009 700+ words
...is apparently seeking, the salary he previously enjoyed with Honda. McLaren and Toyota are waiting in the wings to see how the...the enormity of his achievement after rescuing the team from Honda's demise nearly 11 months ago. "Brazil was a fantastic weekend...
- Button offered [pounds sterling]8m a year to stay with Brawn.(Sport)
- Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England) October 25, 2009 700+ words
...The new deal will give Button virtually the salary he commanded under the team's previous ownership by Japanese car giants Honda. They pulled out before last Christmas and Button agreed to take a [pounds sterling]5m pay cut - and pay for his own flights...
Source: HighBeam Research, HONDA TO BE NAMED BRAWN SPORT?