F1 Honda 2008

Hondas last stint as a constructor ended in 2008 when the automaker pulled out due to the global financial crisisthe team was sold to ross brawn who turned it into a championship winning team.

F1 honda 2008. Honda was not doing well in formula 1 if you cant take the heat get out of the kitchen. The ra107 was the first formula one car designed under former hrc motorcycle designer shuhei nakamoto. The championship was contested over eighteen races commencing in australia on 16 march and ending in brazil on 2 november. Tdk december 5 2008 708 pm sad about honda but these are tough times and f1 has gotten way too expensive.

Search from 1859 used honda cars for sale including a 2008 honda cr v ex a 2008 honda cr v ex l and a 2008 honda element 2wd ex. The 2008 season saw the debut of the singapore grand prix which was held at the marina bay street circuit in. The 2008 fia formula one world championship was the 62nd season of formula one motor racing recognised by the federation internationale de lautomobile the governing body of motorsport as the highest class of competition for open wheel racing cars. Following the departure of honda from the sport at the end of 2008 and the sale of the team to team principal ross brawn in 2009 the ra108 was the last car produced by the brackley based team to bear the honda name and the last formula one car powered by a honda engine until 2015 when honda re entered the sport as.

In 2013 honda announced that they will return to formula one and they also announced that from 2015 they will supply mclaren. The 2015 season was a miserable year for the team as the ra615h engine was very slow and unreliable compared to all other teams leaving them ninth in the constructors championship. See good deals great deals and more on used 2008 honda cars. The official honda racing f1 website step behind the scenes of true racing spirit.

Due to the global economic crisis honda quit from formula one at the end of the 2008 season and the team was sold and formed as brawn gp. It featured a livery depicting planet earth against a. The car was driven by teammates jenson button and rubens barrichello. The honda ra108 was the formula one racing car with which honda racing f1 contested the 2008 formula one season.

After a good 2006 season where jenson button won the hungarian grand prix honda announced in december 2008 that they would be exiting formula one with immediate effect due to the global financial crisis following two difficult seasons in 2007 and 2008. The car scored a best result of 5th at the chinese grand prix and finished 8th in the constructors championship.