- 19 Apr 08, 05:03#40617
Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point. 
The Honda Formula One team has backed next year's proposed banning of tyre warming blankets.
Active race and test drivers have recently flagged the ban, set to coincide with the return of slick tyres in 2009, as a safety concern after the initial development compounds offered by Bridgestone proved difficult to get up to speed on the test tracks.
But Honda's engineering chief Steve Clark played down the issue at the end of the four-day group test this week at Barcelona.
"Running here in warmer conditions, we had no issues with warming the tyres up without blankets," he said.
"We are looking forward to the challenge of running the cars next year without tyre warmers and reduced downforce. It should be interesting," he added.
Well, yes, Honda are slow no matter what, so they won't care whether their tires are cold. On the contrary, they might find it useful because that's the only time they can even think of passing a car of the sharp end of the grid, when such a car comes out of the pits with cold tires


Active race and test drivers have recently flagged the ban, set to coincide with the return of slick tyres in 2009, as a safety concern after the initial development compounds offered by Bridgestone proved difficult to get up to speed on the test tracks.
But Honda's engineering chief Steve Clark played down the issue at the end of the four-day group test this week at Barcelona.
"Running here in warmer conditions, we had no issues with warming the tyres up without blankets," he said.
"We are looking forward to the challenge of running the cars next year without tyre warmers and reduced downforce. It should be interesting," he added.
Well, yes, Honda are slow no matter what, so they won't care whether their tires are cold. On the contrary, they might find it useful because that's the only time they can even think of passing a car of the sharp end of the grid, when such a car comes out of the pits with cold tires




