Brawn still lacks spare parts

Brawn GP currently dominates F1 but in some areas the team is still unable to cope with its bigger rivals. The new team was born from the ashes of the giant Honda, but its budget has undergone a considerable cut. “We're not too worried about spare parts at the moment,” Ross Brawn told the Independent newspaper in Shanghai. For example, Jenson Button used the same one on the front in his two victories in Australia and Malaysia.

Brawn continued: “We could be in trouble if a particular chain of events were to occur. Now, for example, we don't have a spare car and it wouldn't be a good thing if we had to lose the world championship because of this. Instead, we spent part of the budget on our wind tunnel. For us this is more important than the number of sets of wings or bodywork we bring to the grands prix.”

Brawn also cut the number of team employees. “We prefer to keep our funds where they are most needed to make our car go faster,” he said.

Andre' Cotta