Brawn GP - FP3 - Silverstone

Another practice session where the Williams team flattered to decieve, Brawn GP continued to try and find the right setup for both Jenson and Rubens:

Rosberg - 1.18.899 - 20 laps
Nakajima - 1.19.102 - 19 laps
Trulli - 1.19.125 - 15 laps
Vettel - 1.19.371 - 15 laps
Massa - 1.19.596 - 19 laps
Raikonnen - 1.19.855 - 13 laps
Glock - 1.19.868 - 19 laps
Alonso - 1.19.917 - 14 laps
Webber - 1.19.946 - 15 laps
Rubens - 1.20.028 - 14 laps
Hamilton - 1.20.048 - 16 laps
Jenson - 1.20.157 - 17 laps
Picquet - 1.20.232 - 18 laps
Bourdais - 1.20.459 - 17 laps
Sutil - 1.20.548 - 15 laps
Fisichella - 1.20.572 - 17 laps
Heikki - 1.20.638 - 18 laps
Heidfeld - 1.20.696 - 20 laps
Buemi - 1.21.024 - 11 laps
Kubica - 1.21.039 - 13 laps

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Brawn GP - Todays Storys

As I have no copy and paste options and have to manually type everything in short period of time todays post will be full of links to other articles:

Autosport - Jenson Q&A - www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76336

Autosport - FIA press conference with Ross Brawn - www.autosport/news/report.php/id/76346

F1-Live - Endplate update picture - www.premium.f1-live.com/f1/photos-hires/2009/gpsilverstone/diapo_628.jpg

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Brawn GP - FP2 - Silverstone

Firstly apologies but the computer here in the hotel reception won't allow me to copy and paste so I can't use HTML code to lay out :(

Updates tomorrow will be via the Twitter page and then finally I'll update the blog tomorrow night if time. www.twitter.com/brawngpblog

Driver Time Laps
Vettel - 1.19.456 - 39
Webber - 1.19.597 - 35
Sutil - 1.20.141 - 41
Nakajima - 1.20.209 - 36
Alonso - 1.20.237 - 36
Rubens - 1.20.244 - 26
Hamilton - 1.20.417 - 35
Trulli - 1.20.458 - 40
Rosberg - 1.20.468 - 42
Picquet - 1.20.608 - 37
Kubica - 1.20.622 - 23
Heikki - 1.20.733 - 37
Glock - 1.20.762 - 37
Jenson - 1.20.767 - 28
Heidfeld - 1.20.932 - 35
Bourdais - 1.20.945 - 36
Massa - 1.21.005 - 37
Raikkonen - 1.21.132 - 38
Fisichella - 1.21.413 - 40
Buemi - 1.21.668 - 37

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Brawn GP - FP1 - Silverstone

Pos  Driver       Time              Laps
 1.  Vettel       1:19.400            20
 2.  Webber       1:19.682  + 0.282   19
 3.  Button       1:20.227  + 0.827   20
 4.  Barrichello  1:20.242  + 0.842   29
 5.  Alonso       1:20.458  + 1.058   26
 6.  Massa        1:20.471  + 1.071   23
 7.  Trulli       1:20.585  + 1.185   32
 8.  Hamilton     1:20.650  + 1.250   26
 9.  Rosberg      1:20.815  + 1.415   32
10.  Fisichella   1:20.838  + 1.438   25
11.  Sutil        1:20.913  + 1.513   22
12.  Kovalainen   1:21.029  + 1.629   22
13.  Heidfeld     1:21.103  + 1.703   24
14.  Raikkonen    1:21.179  + 1.779   27
15.  Bourdais     1:21.384  + 1.984   23
16.  Glock        1:21.386  + 1.986   32
17.  Nakajima     1:21.489  + 2.089   26
18.  Piquet       1:21.525  + 2.125   30
19.  Buemi        1:21.590  + 2.190   37
20.  Kubica       1:21.801  + 2.401   16

All Timing Unofficial

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Brawn GP united with FOTA in decision to form breakaway series.

Last night (Thursday) the FOTA met once again to discuss the future of their teams in F1, as a collective they have decided to withdraw their entries for the 2010 F1 season and form their own breakaway series. The full statement is as follows:

"Since the formation of FOTA last September the teams have worked together and sought to engage the FIA and commercial rights holder, to develop and improve the sport.

"Unprecedented worldwide financial turmoil has inevitably placed great challenges before the F1 community. FOTA is proud that it has achieved the most substantial measures to reduce costs in the history of our sport.

"In particular the manufacturer teams have provided assistance to the independent teams, a number of which would probably not be in the sport today without the FOTA initiatives. The FOTA teams have further agreed upon a substantial voluntary cost reduction that provides a sustainable model for the future.

"Following these efforts all the teams have confirmed to the FIA and the commercial rights holder that they are willing to commit until the end of 2012.

"The FIA and the commercial rights holder have campaigned to divide FOTA.

"The wishes of the majority of the teams are ignored. Furthermore, tens of millions of dollars have been withheld from many teams by the commercial rights holder, going back as far as 2006. Despite this and the uncompromising environment, FOTA has genuinely sought compromise.

"It has become clear however, that the teams cannot continue to compromise on the fundamental values of the sport and have declined to alter their original conditional entries to the 2010 World Championship.

"These teams therefore have no alternative other than to commence the preparation for a new Championship which reflects the values of its participants and partners. This series will have transparent governance, one set of regulations, encourage more entrants and listen to the wishes of the fans, including offering lower prices for spectators worldwide, partners and other important stakeholders.

"The major drivers, stars, brands, sponsors, promoters and companies historically associated with the highest level of motorsport will all feature in this new series."

Statement issued by FOTA on behalf of BMW Sauber, Brawn GP, Scuderia Ferrari, McLaren-Mercedes, Red Bull Racing, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Toyota

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Brawn GP - Jenson's Silverstone Helmet Design

As usual Jenson will adopt a special helmet for the British GP

A competition was launched at the start of the 2009 season to give Jenson’s fans the opportunity to design a one-off helmet, incorporating a British theme, for Jenson’s home Grand Prix.

After reviewing hundreds of entries, Bernie Zobl’s ‘Push The Button’ design was chosen by Jenson. The design has been carefully applied to his race helmets for the weekend and will make its track debut during the first practice session on Friday 19 June.

Bernie said: “Through an article in one of the Austrian daily newspapers, I read about the opportunity to design a helmet for Jenson. As an enthusiastic F1 fan, I had to grab the chance immediately! The slogan ‘Push the Button’ was my first brainwave and even though my family laughed about its simplicity, Ive held on to it. And as you can see… it has been worth it! Additionally it was important to me to integrate Jenson’s existing logo into my design because of its popularity and recognition value. I am very pleased about winning the competition and can’t wait to see Jenson using ‘my’ helmet in Silverstone.”

Jenson commented: "As my home race, the British Grand Prix is always really special and I love the atmosphere created at Silverstone by the British fans. For the last few years, it has become something of a tradition for me to have a special British themed helmet and this year is no exception. I wanted my fans to be involved so we ran a competition on my website www.jensonbutton.com and chose the winning design by Bernie. What I loved about Bernies design was its unique take on the Union Jack flag and how he had incorporated it into my own Button logo. The helmet looks great and I cant wait to wear it at Silverstone this weekend."

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The Guardian on Ross Brawn

A nice piece with a few snippets from Ross the Boss

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/jun/17/british-grand-prix-ross-brawn-brawngp

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Brawn GP - Our Silverstone attire

I ordered some T shirts from a good friend of mine that does that sort of thing to show our support for the team and have a cheap plug for the site whilst at it. They are arriving in the morning on a courier just in time for when we leave (Can't make the practice sessions tomorrow unfortunately) He has just sent me over the picture of one of the them. We also have my fiance wearing Jenson 22 and myself with Rubens 23.

The picture is showing the rear of the T Shirt. The front has just the web url.

What do you think?

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Jense & Rube's fired up for Silverstone - Brawn GP

With the last GP to be held at Silverstone this weekend both Jense and Rubens reflect and look forward to a GP that has great memories for them both:

"The British Grand Prix is always an amazing weekend and I can't wait to race at Silverstone in front of our home fans on Sunday," said Button in a team preview.

"To be leading the championship going into my home grand prix is something that I've never experienced before and it puts a smile on my face every time I think about it.

"I've raced at Silverstone from some fairly tough positions in the past but the fans have always been so supportive and I'd love to give them a performance that they can really enjoy this weekend.

"We took a good step forward with the balance of our car in Turkey but know that our closest competitors are going to be good in the high-speed corners so it will be an interesting weekend. If we come away with a good result, I'll be so happy on Sunday!"

Button admitted, however, that he is sorry it will be his last race at Silverstone, which will make way for Donington from next year.

"It's strange to think that this might be our last race at Silverstone and I can't imagine not having a British Grand Prix so we'll be going all out to put on a fantastic show."

Team-mate Rubens Barrichello is also fired up for the British race, the Brazilian a big fan of the Silverstone circuit.

"Silverstone is one of my all-time favourite circuits and I absolutely love racing there," he said. "The track is fantastic as it is one of the few remaining on the calendar that are high-speed, fast-flowing and really allow you to let the car go through the quick corners.

"My win here in 2003 was really special and it's fantastic to be returning this year with a car that has the potential to compete for the victory.

"There's a lot of expectation going into the weekend as our team's home grand prix but we will remain calm and just focus on doing the best job that we possibly can."

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Brawn GP - Silverstone Updates

To keep Brawn GP competitive the new parts keep on coming, James Allen interviewed Ross earlier today and Ross had this to say about the Silverstone updates:

“We have new front wing endplates for Silverstone and new rear wing, some different chassis settings again which have come from rig work we have done. We’ve got some upgrades over the next few races which should help again.”

The full interview can be found on James's website: http://www.jamesallenonf1.com

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