Honda Report – Button and Barrichello survived the rain

Honda, one of the three Japanese teams present this weekend, had the merit of finishing the race with both of its cars. Button’s and Barrichello’s. The fans will appreciate it!

Indeed, of the 15 cars remaining in the race, the two Honda drivers are in 10th and 11th, with Barrichello ahead of Button. The latter being about to retire, the race couldn’t have lasted any longer!

rubens Barrichello – 10th

“I am obviously disappointed that our strategy didn’t work today but to be honest, from my point of view, the race should have been stopped from the start. The conditions were so difficult that it was impossible to see anything just a few meters ahead throughout the entire race.”

“We tried to put the conditions to our advantage but the decisions were not made today. We will consider this race behind us now and focus on next weekend in China.”

Jenson Button – 11th

“I am obviously frustrated not to have taken advantage of our good qualifying strategy in the race today. The conditions and visibility were so bad that I really felt in danger on the track, and it was really difficult to keep the tires warm enough to perform. I had already lost my wing with a small collision with Heidfeld, then I had an engine sensor problem.”

“I had to come back to the pit to get a new nose and then just had to focus on staying on the track and not going off course. It’s really frustrating because we could have scored some points today, but we took good note of our good strategy yesterday which put a smile on the team’s faces.”

Jacky Eeckelaert – Technical Director

“This race is disappointing for our home race with the 10th and 11th positions, particularly with Jenson who started from the third row on the grid. His ability to score points was unfortunately lost on the first lap when he lost his front wing after coming into contact with Heidfeld.”

“The visibility was so poor that drivers could not be recognized. Rubens had a steady race moving from 17th to 10th place, but unfortunately, the safety car interventions contributed to changing our fuel strategy. We feel we missed an opportunity to score some points today and it is frustrating.”