04-Jul-2008
Story Timeline: 100 days
Formula 1 » Brawn: Honda not ready to 'aspire' to Alonso. Friday, 4th July 2008 Honda is not yet ready to welcome a driver of the calibre of double F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso, the Japanese outfit's team principal Ross Brawn insists - but one day it might be... Despite having claimed that ‘everyone' in the Formula 1 paddock would like to employ double world champion Fernando Alonso, Ross Brawn has stressed that Honda is not a suitable destination for the Spaniard – yet. Honda is just one of the destinations the disaffected Renault star has been linked with for the 2009 F1 campaign, along with – most prominently – Ferrari and BMW-Sauber. Whilst the Japanese concern's team principal may have made no secret of his admiration for Alonso's talent [see separate story – click here], he has sought to downplay suggestions that...
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