News Details

Vasseur scrapped Honda deal an hour into the job!

Sauber boss Fred Vasseur was so opposed to the Swiss outfit's tentative deal with Honda that he scrapped it on his first day of work at Hinwil. Monisha Kaltenbor, Sauber's former team principal who left the team in June of last year, has negotiated a supply deal with Honda for 2018, but Vasseur viewed the partnership as a hazard rather than a benefit based on the Japanese manufacturer's dismal performance with McLaren. "I joined on July 17 at 9am, and the meeting [about Honda] was at 10am," Vasseur told Autosport. "For me it was important. It is never easy to change the engine supplier first, but Honda was not in very good shape. "Plus, and probably most important for...
Full Story »
8y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Honda decision a no-brainer says Vasseur

Sauber team boss Fred Vasseur has admitted that his decision to cancel...
8y ago from Pitpass.com

Vasseur called off Honda deal an hour into Sauber...

Fred Vasseur's no-nonsense approach to being a motor racing team boss...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

Sauber ‘scared' of potential budget cap headlines

Although Sauber believe they could close the gap on F1's big teams if...
8y ago from PlanetF1.com

Sauber fears effects of of potential cost cap on F1's...

Sauber's Fred Vasseur says F1 would benefit from cost cutting measures,...
8y ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Massimo Rivola: Aprilia has become the ‘benchmark’...

Massimo Rivola has admitted that Aprilia has become the current reference...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Kalle Rovanpera returns to WRC with Subaru

Double WRC Champion Kalle Rovanpera is set to return to the WRC next year...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Two key stars out for Arsenal, as Arteta confirms...

Arsenal will be up against Sporting CP in the UEFA Champions League...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

‘Use that fuel’: Mikel Arteta and David Raya urge...

t;li>Team will not panic in wake of City and Southampton defeatsRaya...
2h ago from TheGuardian.com

Arsenal's injury crisis gives Arteta selection...

Two games, two defeats, two trophies slip out of Arsenal's grasp. If they...
3h ago from SkySports.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.