All-round Athlete

Chapter 602

Honda made a lot of efforts to sell the Honda team, but as time went by, investors who had rumors with the Honda team had no follow-up progress, and many people realized that the previous Those acquisition news are just smoke bombs released by Honda.

Buying an F1 team for US$1 sounds cheap, but the US$170 million in debt behind the Honda team is enough to discourage any buyer. What's more, this round of economic crisis has spread around the world, and the economic situation next year will definitely get worse. Investing in an F1 team at this time is obviously not a good choice for many investors, let alone a A fleet in debt.

With the arrival of the new year, the International Automobile Federation has also announced a new reform plan for the Formula One race. In response to the economic crisis, the International Automobile Federation has proposed a saving reform plan, the most important of which is to ban the test during the season. This is good news for small teams. Small teams have little funds, and it is impossible to conduct as many mid-season tests as big teams. And big teams have no objection. The financial crisis makes their life difficult, so Save if you can.

However, the Honda team still has no hope of selling. Until January 19, when the first public test of the new season began, the Honda team still did not find a buyer.

The employees of the Honda team are confused about the future. If the team can't find a buyer after two months, they will lose their jobs. In the current economic environment, it is not very easy for them to find a suitable job. It's easy. After all, there are only a few teams in the racing industry, and each team has a fixed team. If no new team joins, no one needs new employees.

Ross Brawn is still very calm. In the past month, he has devoted all his energy to the design of the new racing car, especially the double-layer diffuser. As Ross Brawn's killer feature, it has already been designed. When it arrives, it can be assembled into the car for testing.

On the other hand, Zhang Guan spent a relatively comfortable Spring Festival. During the Spring Festival, all other activities were rejected, and he stayed at home honestly, with his parents, enjoying the short-term tranquility.

The Athletics Association, Tennis Association and Basketball Association all sent special personnel to discuss with Zhang Guan the event plan for the new year. With Zhang Guan's current status in the domestic sports circle, it is obviously impossible for these management organizations to force Zhang Guan to participate in the competition, so of course the future participation plan must be discussed with Zhang Guan, and Zhang Guan has also won enough honors in the Olympic Games , Even if it means to take a break for a period of time, these management agencies will give release.

The Spring Festival is a rare time for Zhang Guan to rest. At the same time, Ross Brown finally showed his fangs. He flew to Japan in person to discuss with Honda President Takeo Fukui about the acquisition of the Honda team.

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Japan, Tokyo, Honda Corporation.

The president of Honda, Takeo Fukui, gritted his teeth, because just now, he received an offer for the acquisition of the Honda team. The reason for his anger was not because the offer was too low, but because the offer was made by the Honda team. CEO Ross Brown!

In Ross Brown's view, the Honda team is doomed. He stepped forward to buy the team at this time to prevent so many team employees from losing their jobs. Therefore, he can be regarded as the team's savior and will be unanimously praised by everyone.

In the eyes of Takeo Fukui, Ross Brown’s actions are nothing but self-defeating. After all, Ross Brown is also an employee of the company. When the team encounters a crisis, instead of trying to help the team through the difficulties, he wants to take the opportunity to eat his own boss. , which is certainly a despised immorality.

This is the difference in corporate culture. Westerners do not have the concept of sticking to one end. It is normal for migrant workers to change jobs. As long as there are enough benefits, it is not impossible for former employees to take over the boss's business. In contrast, Japan's corporate culture is one-to-one. When a person enters a company, it is like entering a family. As long as the company does not close down, he will stay there for the rest of his life. If the company encounters difficulties, the employees will even provide resources Pay cuts to help businesses weather the storm. Similar things are done in European and American countries. If companies dare to cut wages, it is estimated that collective strikes will come soon.

It was this cultural difference that made Takeo Fukui furious, but Ross Brown acted like a savior, which caused a negotiation between the two to end unhappy.

However, Takeo Fukui couldn't find other buyers for a while. If the Honda team may become worthless after the start of this season's competition, Takeo Fukui can only continue to negotiate with Ross Brown.

"The wind tunnel test system we built specially for the team, our wind tunnel has metal raceways. Four years ago, the same wind tunnel built by the Sauber team in Switzerland cost more than 45 million U.S. dollars, and as of now For example, it will cost more than 60 million US dollars to build this wind tunnel testing system!" Takeo Fukui said.

Ross Brown smiled slightly. He once stayed by the wind tunnel system for several weeks, and he knew much better about this wind tunnel than Takeo Fukui.

I just heard Ross Brown say: "60 million dollars is the price of a new wind tunnel, and last year, Minardi bought a second-hand wind tunnel for only 3 million dollars, plus 2 million dollars for refitting. , 5 million US dollars can achieve the same effect! And IMHO, the motor of the Honda team's wind tunnel test system has exceeded the maintenance period, so even if it is bought, it will cost a lot of money for maintenance and replacement of some parts .”

"Our engine output test system is the top in the world, and the 3D measurement and control can test every nuance! Just to develop this system, our Honda company has spent more than 100 million US dollars! Even Ferrari is still doing There is no such advanced system as ours." Takeo Fukui continued.

"But this test system is only useful for factory teams." Ross Brown waved his hand, and then said: "If it is a factory team like Ferrari or Renault, they may be interested in this system, because they are also car engines. Manufacturers, they need this kind of test, and after I bought the team, the team has become an independent team, we do not have the ability to produce engines, we only need to ask the engine supplier for a few sets of data, so this system It means nothing to us!"

Ross Brown paused, and then said: "But with all due respect, your system may not be so easy to sell. In the current Formula One, there are only four factory teams left, whether it is Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, etc. Or Toyota, they should not be interested in Honda's system!"

"Our test track in the UK..."

"Next year the slick tires will be reintroduced, the area between the tire and the ground has increased by 17%, so that track needs to be reworked..."

"Our oil quantity simulation test..."

"The kinetic energy recovery system will be added to next year's rules, and the existing fuel volume simulation test has been abolished, so it needs to be redeveloped..."

Takeo Fukui and Ross Brown, you say it, I say it, every time Takeo Fukui said an advantage, Ross Brown immediately turned it into a disadvantage. After an hour, even Takeo Fukui felt that the company spent a lot of money to build the Honda team. Seems like it's really worthless.

This may be the most difficult negotiation that Takeo Fukui has encountered. There is a saying that if you know yourself and the enemy, you can win a hundred battles. However, as the CEO of the team, Ross Brown obviously knows everything about the team better than Takeo Fukui, which puts Takeo Fukui at a clear disadvantage in the negotiations. What's more, Ross Brawn is definitely the most expert in Formula One, and he can't refute what Takeo Fukui said in a few words.

As far as I know, Takeo Fukui is no match for Ross Brown, and Takeo Fukui is no match for Ross Brown in terms of professionalism. The situation in this negotiation is already one-sided!

But Takeo Fukui also knows that even if another person is replaced, he will not achieve better results than him, because the opposite is Ross Brown.

"A traitor! This hateful traitor! Our Honda company has a Formula 1 team, the world's top sport, but it has almost become a pile of worthless scraps by this traitor!" Takeo Fukui rubbed Wiping the sweat off my brow, negotiating with an opponent who knows me better than me, it's really aggrieved!

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