Can Barrichello have hopes with the RA108?
Rubens Barrichello from Honda cautiously assessed the new 2008 car, the RA108, as being better than the 2007 model. The Brazilian completed the first laps with the new single-seater this week in Valencia. The times are far from exceptional, as the best lap is more than 3 seconds off the average pace. The next day, […]
Rubens Barrichello from Honda cautiously assessed the new 2008 car, the RA108, as being better than the 2007 model.
The Brazilian completed the first laps with the new single-seater this week in Valencia. The times are far from exceptional, as the best lap is more than 3 seconds off the average pace.
The next day, his teammate Jenson Button with the RA108 was almost a second faster, but still outpaced by all the rival teams present in Spain.
« I am certain that this car is better than the 2007 one, mainly because it’s difficult to do worse, » declared Barrichello to the Italian magazine La Gazzetta dello Sport after trying the car for the first time.
« The lap times are not very good because on the first day there’s no point in pushing too hard, » he added.
« In any case, we are waiting for the new aerodynamic package. »
He also confirmed that the RA108 already performs better than the 207 in terms of braking.
