Answer behind the BRAWN logo

This is definitely an coincident, but I am not sure if anyone have discover this.

Why the BRAWN logo looks like this? The BR is separated with AWN, and the AWN is italic for some reason.

 

BRAWN GP, taken from the team principle’s name Ross Brawn (British) based in Brackley, UK. Currently (should I say sole sponsor) sponsored by Richard Branson (British) the founder of Virgin Group.

The team powered by Mercedes, pilot by the two talented driver Ruben Barichello and Jenson Button, from Brazil and British respectively.   No doubt about it, the team is running on Bridgestone tyres as well the sole tyres supplier for the year 2009 season.

 

If you pay more attention on the above paragraphs, you will notice there are some link between these words.  Lets make it clearer.

 

BRwan – the team principle

BRitish – the nationality of Ross Brawn

BRackley – the base of the team

BRanson – the sole sponsor

BRitish – the nationality of Richard Branson

BRazil – the nationality of Ruben Barichello

BRitish – the nationality of Jenson Button

BRidgestone – the name of the tyres on Brawn’s machine, last but not least,

BRilliant – the brilliant engineers behind this fantastic machine.

These words above are making sense, the BRAWN logo probably design it with these “terms” in mind?!

What do you think?

2009 Australia GP Race Result

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts
1	22	Jenson Button	Brawn-Mercedes	58	1:34:15.784	1	10
2	23	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn-Mercedes	58	+0.8 secs	2	8
3	9	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	58	+1.6 secs	20	6
4	10	Timo Glock	Toyota	58	+4.4 secs	19	5
5	7	Fernando Alonso	Renault	58	+4.8 secs	10	4
6	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	58	+5.7 secs	5	3
7	12	Sebastien Buemi	STR-Ferrari	58	+6.0 secs	13	2
8	11	Sebastien Bourdais	STR-Ferrari	58	+6.2 secs	17	1
9	20	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	58	+6.3 secs	16
10	6	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	58	+7.0 secs	9
11	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India-Mercedes	58	+7.3 secs	15
13	14	Mark Webber	RBR-Renault	57	+1 Lap	8
14	15	Sebastian Vettel	RBR-Renault	56	Accident	3
15	5	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	55	Accident	4
16	4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	55	Differential	7
Ret	3	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	45	Suspension	6
Ret	8	Nelsinho Piquet	Renault	24	Spin	14
Ret	17	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	17	Accident	11
Ret	2	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes	0	Accident damage	12
DSQ	1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	58	+2.9 secs (DQ)	18

Hamilton finished fourth, was promoted to third after Trulli was penalised for passing him under the safety car, but was ultimately disqualified after stewards decided he and McLaren had provided 'misleading' evidence relating to the incident.

Albert Park – Penalty Causing Race Result Changed

Updates: Trulli retain third place, Hamilton and McLaren disqualified

 

The celebration lasted less than a day.

Jarno Trulli was penalized by the steward due to the overtaking under the safety car.

I saw it on the television, before the safety car came out, Lewis Hamilton was third.  After that Hamilton and Trulli’s position switched, I was wondering for awhile.  But this is how Jarno Trulli quoted:

"I can't say how disappointed I am to finish third but have the result questioned," he said. "When the safety car came out towards the end of the race Lewis passed me but soon after he suddenly slowed down and pulled over to the side of the road. I thought he had a problem so I overtook him as there was nothing else I could do."

This is very disappointing for Toyota, and Jarno Trulli.  He drove a fantastic race despite starting from the pit.

After applying the penalty of 10 seconds 25 seconds (as it happened within the last five laps), third place stripped from Trulli and dropped to 12th place, the final podium slot was passed down to Lewis Hamilton who starting grid was 18. 

 
Apart from that, Sebastian Vettel was penalized as well for the collision with Robert Kubica.  The clumsy move cause Robert Kubica third place, cause himself a second place and 10-place grid penalty on Malaysia Grand Prix, which will be held on 5th April.

Touched - Robert Kubica on the left, Sebastian Vettel on the right

BRAWN ONE TWO – Australian GP

Jenson Button is the driver of the day no doubt about it.  Thanks to the the Sebastian Vettel And Robert Kubica, Ruben Barichello took the second step of the podium.  Another driver benefit from the stunt was Lewis Hamilton Jarno Trulli, the final driver to complete the podium.

What a dramatic event in Albert’s Park.  The race was sort of completed under the safety car (the safety car put off its light on the final corner), but do not forget the first appearance of Brawn GP!

Big smile on Ross Brawn and Richard Branson face!

Do not forget Sebastian Vettel, he did a fantastic job as well until the last 3 laps of the race.  Clumsy, the only word can be used to describe his move to defends his second position from Robert Kubica.

I was still watching the television while I blogging this post.  Trulli was talking to Ross Brawn, Jenson Button and Ruben Barichello.  I am very happy with you guys, and Barichello was delighted screaming “ONE TWO?!” to Ross Brawn.  Brawn just cool, smiling to both of the driver.

First Debut One two after year 1954! Same engine manufacturer! Amazing!

2 British, 1 Brazilian, Bridgestone tyres, a group of Brilliant team member and a Brawn team… That’s how you spell BRAWN!

Go-ahead – Taller diffuser

 

Albert Park stewards have rejected the protest against the diffusers on the Brawn GP, Toyota and Williams machine.  These three teams race car design will remain unchanged and will be free to compete in this weekend.

 

Ferrari, Renault and Red Bull have confirmed that they will now take the matter to the FIA Court of Appeal, which cannot convene until next weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix has been run. Thus the outcome of the opening two races could be in doubt.

 

This is how F1 works, if you can’t beat them on track try off-track…

Protest on taller diffuser

Brawn, Toyota and Williams managed to exploit the rule of Formula One having to run a taller diffuser.   Clearly it must have certain extend of advantages.

 

The rest of the teams have objected, questioning legality on their designs.

The stewards must now decide whether to allow the cars in question to race in their current form.

Malaysian GP - Trophy

Check out the 2009 Malaysian Sepang F1 GP trophy…

Brawn back on top

2009 Season has not started, but the team are start racing already.  Brawn BGP001 was beaten in Jerez day two testing, but Jenson Button managed to climb back to the top of the timesheet. 

The only driver clocked under 1 min 18sec.

 

Renault will be very strong as well, the second driver set a quite competitive time as well

 

Unofficial Tuesday times from Jerez: (Day 3)
1. Jenson Button, Brawn BGP 001, 1:17.844
2. Nico Rosberg, Williams FW31, 1:18.071
3. Nelson Piquet, Renault R29, 1:18.382
4. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren MP4-24, 1:19.121

Brawn threat is genuine

There will be many surprises this year (2009) Formula One season. Change of rules, new technologies implementation, the return of slick tyres, new driver and “new” team.

The best of all changes – the new team. Brawn GP F1 Team.

 

Less than 2 weeks in test, Brawn already posts a threat to all the teams by clocking fastest time 3 days in a role.  As the team formerly owned by Honda, the 2 experience drivers remain unchanged.  With their experience, can they (one of them) be the championship contender this year?

 

My favourite this year: Jenson Button

 

In various interview sessions, we can clearly see that others are paying attention on this dark-horse and tag Brawn as a team to beat in the 2009 season.

Extracted from Formula1.com

Q: The Brawn clocked a fantastic time. Would you be able to do something similar when going for a qualifying lap?
Felipe Massa: No. And I think nobody can do.

Q: Do you think this time was genuine, or were they running on low fuel?
FM: Many people were running on a low fuel load, not just them. I think their lap time is just much quicker than everybody else can do.

Q: Having now seen all your rivals on the track, who do you think will be your biggest challenger?
Robert Kubica: On one hand I feel surprised, and on the other I feel happy to see it is Brawn Grand Prix. They are performing really well. There is speculation that they are running very light, but I don’t think that it is a fuel issue. They simply look very competitive…

 

Everything looks perfect for Brawn, until Fernando Alonso snatched the top of the list chalked the fastest time in Jerez Day 2. But still, Brawn duo managed to booked second and third place in the time sheet, it looks really promising…

 

Unofficial Sunday times from Jerez: (DAY 1)
1. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn BGP 001, 1:19.236
2. Fernando Alonso, Renault R29, 1:19.819
3. Nico Hulkenberg, Williams FW31, 1:20.015

 

Unofficial Monday times from Jerez: (DAY 2)
1. Fernando Alonso, Renault R29, 1:18.343
2. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn BGP 001, 1:18.398
3. Jenson Button, Brawn BGP 001, 1:18.892
4. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren MP4-24, 1:19.513
5. Nico Rosberg, Williams FW31, 1:19.783

F1 Team to watch - Brawn GP F1 Team

“I am happy, really happy!”

“I felt very good”

“This one was born really nicely”

“It is a good combination with the engine, in terms of power and drivability”

“This year is going to be a happy one.”

“Now we are a very well prepared group”

“We have a good chance to have a car to surprise”

“I think we will be the surprise of the year.”

 

These are the reactions by Ruben Barrichello after clocking the fastest time in Barcelona Day 4 testing.

 

 

2 days in a row, 2 different driver, 1 team.  Brawn BGP 001 and the team proved that they have the package to be on top of the list.  It will be too soon to say, but Brawn GP F1 team definitely is the team to watch in 2009 season.

The car still empty without any sponsorship (other than the tyres supplier Bridgestone), but I believe that despite the current economy situation, they will still attract big money from the sponsors.  (Do we have the word “recession” in Formula One dictionary?)

 

Unofficial Thursday times from Barcelona:
1. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn BGP 001, 1:18.926
2. Nico Rosberg, Williams FW31, 1:19.774
3. Timo Glock, Toyota TF109, 1:20.091
4. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull RB5, 1:20.576
5. Fernando Alonso, Renault R29, 1:20.664
6. Felipe Massa, Ferrari F60, 1:20.677
7. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1.09, 1:20.740
8. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren MP4-24, 1:20.869
9. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso STR4, 1:21.013
10. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India VJM02, 1:21.045
11. Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso STR4, 1:21.629

Team to watch in 2009 – Brawn GP Formula One Team

After securing the future of former Honda team, with ownership passing to team principal Brawn with immediate effect. Subject to FIA approval, the team will become known as the Brawn GP Formula One Team.

 

In such a short turn-over period, Button manage to clock the fastest time with Brawn GP 001 in Day 3 practice in Barcelona, more than a second faster than the nearest competitor Felipe Massa.

 

Plain white racing suit, car with no sponsorship logo on it….

Still looks cool…

Unofficial Wednesday times from Barcelona:
1. Jenson Button, Brawn BGP 001, 1:19.127
2. Felipe Massa, Ferrari F60, 1:20.168
3. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1.09, 1:20.217
4. Timo Glock, Toyota TF109, 1:20.410
5. Fernando Alonso, Renault R29, 1:20.863
6. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull RB5, 1:21.165
7. Nico Rosberg, Williams FW31, 1:21.324
8. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India VJM02, 1:21.545
9. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso STR4, 1:21.569
10. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren MP4-24, 1:21.657