Dodgy Business
Ahead of the Lewis Hamilton Grand Prix this weekend at Silverstone, Tony Dodgins gives his respect to homeboy Jenson Button, who is doing a remarkable job at Honda this year in difficult circumstances
"You can't polish a turd." Hardly the most elegant of motor racing cliches, I know, but very much a truism. It means simply that if your car is a shed in January, you are not going to be fighting for the world championship come October.
Even in these days of constant testing and development it generally holds true. But Honda have got the Brasso out and are trying hard. Last year's car was hardly the most user-friendly of tools at the start of the season, but it was turned into something that at least gave Jenson Button a decent second half of the year and allowed him to win his first race in Hungary, with a bit of help from the elements.
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