Brackley, England - Ex-Ferrari's "super brain" buddy Ross Brawn and Schumacher becomes new Formula 1 team principal at Honda. The Japanese gave on Monday announced the commitment of the 52 age-old British.
Brawn had worked until the end of season 2006, ten years as technical director at Ferrari and then One year through injury. His new job comes the passionierteRosenzüchter and father of two children, 26 November onwards.
"Get SeineErfahrung, world title, will be crucial at perpetuating return us back on track," teilteHondas F1 CEO Nick Fry with. "I am delighted to be working."
Brawn pointed to the `proud history" of the Japanese Grand Prix racing: "The possibility of the team to assist in achieving seinesPotenzials is for me a great new challenge." A trained engineer takes Frys tasks previously Teamchefwar . He shall from now on full responsibility for the design, dieHerstellung and the use of race cars.
Record world champion Michael Schumacher won his seven Titelunter Brawn. This worked between 1991 and 1996 Benetton, before he followed in 1997 the German pilots Scuderia. Formula 1 experience, the English genius strategy since 1976 inverschiedenen functions for teams like March, Williams or Arrowsgesammelt. For Jaguar, among other things, he designed the car, das1991 won the World Sports Car Championship.
Honda disappointment this season as inder severed eighth Constructors' Championship. The Briton Jenson Button took only sechsPunkte took office with high expectations for the team. RubensBarrichello went empty-handed. By switching to Honda fell sindSpekulationen on return Brawn to Ferrari.
