Nick Fry
Nick Fry
Nicholas Richard "Nick" Fry,is the former Chief Executive Officer of the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team, having previously served in similar roles at previous incarnations of the company...
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Over the last year we have understood to a much greater extent why the '04 car was good and the '05 car less so. People forget that we are still, compared to some of the others, a young team and I think we've learned a lot. The aerodynamic figures for the new car combined with what we learned from last year's experience gives us cause for optimism...at the moment the figures look very promising.
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Since Honda acquired a 45% stake in the team at the beginning of this year, we have been finding ways to work even closer with our Honda colleagues, ... The Honda Institute is the perfect place for us to learn more about Honda and I'm sure that what will come out of this will be greater communication and understanding throughout the team.
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Rubens is not only an excellent driver but he has the experience of building a race and championship winning team and these skills are very important as we work to take BAR Honda to the next level.
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This is the best driver line-up in our team's history. It is also the best team of drivers on the grid.
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I believe five or six teams will compete for a win in a race this season. Of course, we are among them.
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Takuma Sato has been an extremely valuable and much-liked member of our team for four years in the roles of test driver, third driver and, latterly, race driver. He has made an enormous contribution to B*A*R Honda's development. Takuma's current contract reaches its conclusion at the end of 2005 but B*A*R Honda is in discussions with Takuma and his management regarding possibilities for the future.
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Eight of the teams believe one interpretation and Ferrari have a slightly different interpretation.
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Our target in 2006 is to challenge for race wins and we will do our utmost to achieve that objective.
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Testing so far this year has gone extremely well. The engine performance is good and the chassis performance has been very strong. We will be going to the first race, Bahrain, in a strong position.
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The 2005 season has been a challenging one for BAR Honda, but we have pulled together throughout to resolve our issues and to continue to develop the car,
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That's very positive. Honda have done a great job all the way through the winter, and this engine was very reliable in January, straight out of the box, which was not the case last year. So it's a fantastic job from them. In this temperature, you saw what happened to most people's engines. The Honda boys really have excelled.
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We're not keen on the idea of freezing the whole engine. It makes it very impractical for all the engine manufacturers.
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If Williams want to do a deal we are open to discussion. Jenson is worth a lot to both teams. We wouldn't be squabbling over him if he were not, but his value is impossible to quantify. Jenson has already started the process of trying to get out of his Williams contract. There has been a number of letters going backwards and forwards and also discussions.
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There is a gradual passage toward agreement. We are not there yet, but talks are extremely constructive. I think there will be more movement, probably not before Christmas but in the first of next year. I would be very disappointed if we went in to next season in a situation of flux.