Brawn wins the Spanish Grand Prix

This also proves that F1 is probably 90% about the car.

Maybe in completely equalizing conditions, in the slowness of a rainy winding circuit (like the one in Monaco during a storm) it would be the driver that decides.

Now it is only racing among constructors. The only way to outgun a faster car in the season is to count on its driver having crashes or team making mistakes or suffering from mishaps.

— MrBratwurst (View Profile)

Posted on 5/10/2009 3:34:10 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Isn't it Brawn-Mercedes? They aren't completely new since I assume they use Mercedes engines.

Anyway, if that were the case, then you can argue the driver plays about 50% in the results since Brawn's drivers are out duelling MB's drivers.
What does that say when McLaren-Mercedes and Force-India Mercedes are behind #3?

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/10/2009 3:43:46 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

I don't even want to hear the snickering WHEN Hyundai announces their entrant into F1 in a few years...

— tango (View Profile)

Posted on 5/10/2009 6:43:47 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

No, they don't use a Honda designed car. The Honda designed cars were moving backwards in the field so they called in Ross Brawn to design a new one.

In the 2007 season, Honda F1 won a total of only six constructor's points. After the season was over, Honda F1 announced that Ross Brawn was their new team principal. The 2009 car is a Ross Brawn developed car.

— TurboSpyder (View Profile)

Posted on 5/11/2009 11:58:29 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Honda has been holding Brawn GP back all these years.

— investor27 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/11/2009 12:27:10 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

All this Brawn GP would have been Honda. Honda must be kicking themselves. They put 2 year resources and money into this year's car and then sold the team. They surely didn't expect it to be so competitive.

and this engine argument is not right, Today's F1 car is 90% about Aerodynamics, suspension, diffusers, moving wings...etc and engine plays a very small part. So much that FIA is thinking of a standard engine from next year onwards. Cosworth won the tender.
Example Force India-Mercedes and parent company Mclaren-Mercedes too is way behind Brawn-Mercedes.

btw if this continues, Brawn will win championship way before the last race. Good Luck Brawn GP.

JUGNU

— JUGNU (View Profile)

Posted on 5/11/2009 6:10:14 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Honda must be credited for those wins. The car is 100% Honda funded and designed.

Too bad that a faulty CEO (in the meanwhile he is kickout of Honda) made a bad call on quiting the F1 after developing a new successful F1 car.

— DoctorC (View Profile)

Posted on 5/11/2009 8:23:02 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

"No, it's 90% rear diffuser, 5% KERS and 5% HAVING ENOUGH FUEL TO FINISH THE RACE STRONG FERRARI!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

ok and why is red bull successfull without kers and the double diffusor?

— 100octane (View Profile)

Posted on 5/11/2009 8:33:51 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

I miss the Ferrari vs. McLaren rivalry and I've stopped watching this season completely sadly.

— HSCenterconsole (View Profile)

Posted on 5/11/2009 10:27:19 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

The world is upside down. Ex-Honda team now number 1 and the Red Bull team very competitive. So next year when someone else takes over the Toyota team they will be in the front row. Maybe Eddie Jordan needs to make a comeback?

— rocker (View Profile)

Posted on 5/11/2009 10:32:57 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2