The Honda power units are being designed, developed and built in Japan. Honda are using the existing Mugen facilities at MK to base their support staff for the European races.
So apparently Marko is considering Max Verstappen for next year at STR. http://www.inautonews.com/marko-eyes-f1-debut-for-rookie-verstappen He's 16 and Kvyat's 19. At this rate they'll have a pair of unborn fetuses drving round in a couple of years
Button making some nice noises about Williams. Eyeing up Massa's seat for 2015? http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115283
Interesting comments. Certainly way more flattery than you'd expect talking about a rival team. Still I'm not really sure what to think of Williams as a prospect for 2015. The last 4 years they've alternated between having potentially race winning cars and others that have been disastrously slow.
Button to Williams would be a great move and a change of scenery may be what's needed if he has any hopes of winning another world title.
What ever happened to his son's racing careers? Are they still going or did they sizzle out? As for Button to Williams, there will be a certain irony to it as he was so desperate not to rejoin them (despite being under contract) back in around 2005/2006, he bought himself out of the contract to stay with BAR/Honda! Would they have him back? Would he be an improvement on Massa, who has shown good speed but been rather accident prone?
Never said he was at fault, just said he was accident prone (could be by bad luck, bad judgement or a bit of both) The Perez and Magnussen crashes could have been avoided by all drivers. Massa has to take some blame by squeezing them in the first place rather than allowing a bit more room. He's also made other unforced errors, notably Silverstone FP1 which resulted in big damage, though being taken out by Kimi in the race was certainly not his fault.
You really wouldn't think watching the races this year that Bottas is only in his second season and Massa has over 200 races of experience. I struggle to imagine that he would score more points than Button, so far this year he's 20 points behind in the quicker car.
Interlagos has started an $80 million upgrade programme that includes the building of a new Formula 1 pit complex for the 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix. After this year's F1 race, the current cramped pit complex will be demolished and then rebuilt to a higher specification. This will give the teams larger garages and should also increase the paddock space behind them. The plan for the new pits has been in the works for several years, but the idea of moving the start/finish to the back straight on the run to Turn 4 has been ditched and they will instead be built in the same location. "There was a previous idea of moving the pit complex to the other side of the circuit, but it was dropped after a more detailed study," a circuit spokesperson told AUTOSPORT. "It was felt that some of the defining characteristics of the classical layout would be lost." The first phase of the project, which is being completed ahead of this year's race, involves the resurfacing of the track and the modification of the pit entry. It is claimed that the new asphalt will increase grip without increasing tyre wear thanks to a smoother surface. The pit entry, which is located on the inside of the flat-out final kink, has been considered a problem for years and will be made safer by the change. Interlagos has a contract to host the Brazilian GP through to 2020, with the local government financing the changes needed to keep the ageing track up to date.
