"If everyone knew how much fuel we had on board, they would be surprised. Even our engine partner Mercedes didn't believe it when we told them." said Ross Brawn as he spoke to Auto Motor und Sport about the pace of the BGP 001 on its first proper test day.
This basically sums up the performance of Brawn GP's 2009 challenger right out of the box, as Rubens Barrichello backed up Monday's performance with the third best time of the day. While still early days, it's impressive to see that the reliability issues with this car have been almost nothing to speak of. And as miles are logged and the setup is refined, the pace can only improve.
It can almost be said that tumultuous as it was, Brawn GP has had an ideal timeline. Having started work on the car before the other teams and with Honda's resources, the fundamental design was done properly. Now, with F1 budgets being slashed and a ban on in-season testing, Ross and his crew stand a very good chance of matching the development pace of the top teams. It wouldn't be surprising to see some sponsors on the car after the Australian GP.
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