How One Team Changed F1 FOREVER..

[@whyisthehandlesotaken]

I can't imagine the fact that I had the opportunity to buy an f1 team back in 2008

[@mica7191]

When envy towards a dominating team takes full power... all that can me made is cry to FIA like a crybaby

[@mercamia]

you can "buy" the team, but basically you took over honda's responsibility of running the team including the workers' wages and the team's debt

[@Eis_]

They were given money by Honda to run the team, around $110 Million USD, along with the factory and equipment. This was enough to at least (1) have their new car compete for 1 season and (2) have enough time to look for an official buyer (What now is Mercedes AMG). The $1 is essentially just symbolism of them buying the team; and this wasn't the first time this happened (Ford/Jaguar-Redbull on 2004). What's interesting with their setup though is that the team on Honda and Brawn was essentially the same people, same drivers, and the Honda cars. Even when Merc bought the team, Brawn (the guy, the team principal) was their principal until 2013.

[@Sheshoo47]

I cant believe i was born that year.

[@xerxesyerika]

And then taken on massive debt😂😂😂😂

[@lyonspell]

Barrichello is not given credit enough for 2009 Brawn GP championship. He helped develop the car as he was one of the best drivers to know how to tune the car to be a beast.

[@Echo_3-1_141]

The one and only f1 team have 100% win rate

[@LucasSilva-gd3uv]

Even in this video, he's barely mentioned

[@alexsalvi1824]

unfortunally Button win. Not justice

[@BroccoliLesnar]

@@alexsalvi1824 How is it unfortunate that Button won? Should he have lost on purpose just to please you future Barrichello stans?

[@martinomosca7256]

not to mention, he absolutely obliterated Button in the 2nd half of the championship. He won 2 races and often outpaced Button in both races and qualifying sessions

[@a1white]

Crazy how they started with zero sponsors too and no development budget. Imagine a team today going through an entire season with no budget to deliver any upgrades?

[@brianboniuk1072]

That was the privateers from the 90's and 00's my breda. Basic cars, questionable sponsors, not the best drivers, shoe string budget. With the format of nowadays, it will never happen again. The last real small teams came in the 2010-2016 period, and only one of em made it past the V8 era before running out of luck.

[@poeticalvision]

Unfortunately the FIA wouldn't even let somebody attempt it now. Hell you got established racing teams backed by companies like Audi or GM that have trouble getting in the door.

[@a1white]

@@poeticalvision Good point, when you look how Andretti was turned down

[@victordinev5229]

Imagine if honda never left and continued to develop the car with that pace

[@Eis_]

@@victordinev5229 And with Honda engines, it would be like a love-child of 2023 Redbull and 2021 Merc; a monster in both aero and power.

[@jacksalami9945]

I met Ross Brawn in early 2010, I said what you did with Brawn GP inspired my interest in F1, he was polite, shook my hand & said watch what we did with Mercedes.

[@joshuajasper4160]

Damnnnnnn. That's so cool!

[@jonvia]

Cool to see Keanu Reaves interviewing F1 guys.

[@pepsimola]

where are those coming from ? A documentary ?

[@borisdemelo]

@@pepsimolahis Brawn GP documentary on Disney+

[@domo-media]

@@pepsimolaI believe probably leaks of the movie he’s doing about Brawn

[@pepsimola]

@@domo-media interesting 🤔. Looking forward to it

[@LukeT23676]

@@domo-media its a series on disney plus

[@chrismac2234]

"It wasn't just the double diffuser. Other teams had it, and they didn't excel." Ross Brawn.

[@Comrade_Jason]

I cannot truly explain the emotions I experienced over this season. As a long-time Button fan, it was surreal. I couldn't believe he was winning races and leading the championships, and then I couldn't believe he wasn't winning races and his lead was shrinking. But that final lap of Brazil when I realised he was gonna be the F1 World Champion. Honestly, it was one of the best moments of my life.

[@Comrade_Jason]

"We are the champions my friends" 🥹 still gets me in my feels

[@darrencollings]

Ross Brawn is a legend for doing this which I believe he put everything he had into helping Jensen Button obtain a WDC

[@TheDapperDog402]

Jenson Button's dad died in 2014, when he was at Mclaren, wtf are you talking about?

[@darrencollings]

@@TheDapperDog402 my mistake not sure how over the years I’ve combined the two events I stand by what I say about Ross Brawn creating the team to get Jensen the WDC through

[@82dorrin]

I always liked Jenson. A great driver and likeable guy.

[@SpiderRiviera]

He's a joy to watch (well listen to) when he shows up for commentary on F1 races. Voice of liquid honey and deeply insightful.

[@cwisted5308]

Everybody knows other teams always claim a car is illegal when they didn't think of something first

[@theF1oracle]

Nope. They claim a car is illegal once they can't figure out how to copy it themselves

[@cwisted5308]

@@theF1oracle You are absolutely correct about that. Good point!

[@AlonsoRules]

imagine if Drive to Survive was around back in 2009!!!

[@Serian-o1g]

DONT SAY THAT IM GONNA GET NIGHTMARES😂

[@alexelectricx]

S1-S3 maybe not, it has gotten a lot more factual since.

[@evonne_o]

Glad that didn't happen as rather involved in F1 during that time....

[@davidlayno3692]

this is literally "Drive to Survive"

[@venomau5speedz]

@@alexelectricxhonestly I kinda hate it now that it’s become “factually correct” somewhat 🤷‍♂️ the drama was wayyyy more fun to watch 😂 lol 😝 owell

[@vampenga9277]

God dang the editing on this video is top tier; it genuinely gave me goosebumps a few times. I'd never heard of this story before, but to hear it told was simply incredible. I doubt we'll ever see something like that again any time soon.

[@DailyFuelUp]

So glad you liked it, mate 👌🏻I tried something new with the edit, and I'm happy it paid off ❤️

[@ElementsMMA]

Weird they revealed the final standings so early, then went on to tell the story. I mean its not like we didn't already know.. but still. I wonder why they did it like that.

[@ozoioi11]

OMG I hate when other teams complain about an innovation man I don’t get it they could just do it to their cars too bruh

[@Box1-lf9hv]

I think this probably applies to Newey. I mean, he really did very well in other teams, even with Red Bull, though.

[@ozoioi11]

@@Box1-lf9hv facts he took redbull and Verstappen to victory

[@ozoioi11]

@@idontknow4449 fair I guess

[@Wildcat12]

They weren't complaining about innovation, they were complaining because it was "against the spirit of the regulations" so to speak. The intention of the rules was to not allow double diffusers, but the rules were poorly written which allowed them to happen anyway. The teams that didn't add them didn't miss the idea, they just were under the impression it was banned. The scandal with Toyota's rally team however long ago was a similar case, the only difference being that Toyota was suspended rather than their design being approved. Modern rules have a section called "Spirit of the Regulations" which allows the rules to be enforced as intended even if the wording is bad or leaves loopholes.

[@ozoioi11]

@@Wildcat12 oh alright thanks mate

[@lightfeather9953]

Big myth that it was all the diffuser when f1 engineers have stated the front wing was just as important. And 2 other teams had the ebd but not nearly as fast. Honda spent a ton on development.

[@mgm7756]

I've been a subscriber for the past 3 weeks, top of the F1 content providers for me! Keep em coming!

[@DailyFuelUp]

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[@steve4880]

2009 was a tale of what if's. If the double diffuser was banned. Brawn GP was done, they had no backup plan.

[@a1white]

Then we might never have Mercedes. Crazy

[@AlanpittsS2a]

I missed the 2009 season as I joined the army in March and was in basic and airborne then ranger school but it is one of the most iconic seasons of all time

[@locuszin]

Nothing really brightens up may day than a DailyFuelUp video... I have to admit your voice is a great asset man❤❤ Being a new F1 fan, I've learnt a lot about the history and how the whole thing runs... Good good job.

[@DailyFuelUp]

Thanks a lot, mate! It makes me so happy to read a comment like this after spending so much time making this video ❤️

[@tomlion0116]

It's and AI voice...

[@locuszin]

@@tomlion0116 even if so, nice choice.

[@tenseven1398]

4:28 reminded me of a similar story: around the same time, a man bought an entire airline, its crippling debt and whole fleet of 2 airplanes for around 26 US cents. Today its now one of the biggest budget carriers in the world: AirAsia.

[@petercthomas6248]

Your video quality content is improving

[@DailyFuelUp]

Thanks a lot mate ❤️ I tried something new for this vid 👌🏻

[@nartaas809]

You missed to mention that in that season KERS was introduced. Big teams had it but in the beginning, it was just a disadvantage due to the extra weight and balancing problems caused by the system. Brawn being on low budget, couldn't even dream about having KERS in their cars. Ironically that was just another factor of luck for them, they could keep the car light and simple which turned out to be more effective.

[@mik8352]

Well, that was an excellent video. Well done !!!

[@ProtoKun7]

I really enjoyed the 2009 season and was always a fan of Brawn's livery. I remember not being as aware of the behind the scenes details as I am now and just watched the races but it's wild the way that F1 teams will complain that something is illegal and it's basically code for "why didn't we think of that, can we get them to take it out?"

[@ronaldellis4662]

Ferrari has always been one of those "teams" always vocal complaining about the british teams whenever they exploited new aerodynamic ideas!

[@chuongsullivan-kemple6617]

you deserve more subs! great video!

[@kingkerse]

Thanks!

[@DailyFuelUp]

Thanks a lot for the 5$ mate, I’m happy you liked the video and I really appreciate the support ❤️🤝🏻

[@kingkerse]

@DailyFuelUp absolutely, this is quality production and I plan to play this video when my friends visit for some drinks and BBQ. This is the type of content I want to show them to peak interest. Cheers!

[@littletweeter1327]

the very sudden cuts between chapters is a bit jarring. a smoother transition would be nice

[@fabianjacobs9449]

It's messed up that Andretti wants to join and there's stories like this. Just let them join.

[@steve4880]

Andretti is a team building from the ground up. Brawn GP was the BAR team simply rebranded.

[@gavcom4060]

@@steve4880not a high bar considering they were trash before 09

[@andriesletsoala796]

9:14 Why does this guy look John Wick?

[@bakedbeanz13]

because hes the actor dumbass

[@thegrayyernaut]

Because that is Keanu Reeves himself.

[@somelukes]

Wtf is john wick doing asking questions about F1 💀

[@Lasagna_Oui]

He’s the chosen one

[@robbiehales]

That's his cousin Dave Wick

[@masonmckinnon876]

Keanu Reeves actually made a documentary about it

[@MaybeModern]

also Lotus sold their team to renault for 1 pound

[@brendastevens1179]

They owned the season. Ross Braun is a great leader and he possesses a multitude of qualities and talent

[@aayanbaig4775]

Nice video! The legacy of ross brawn carried on!

[@DailyFuelUp]

Thanks mate I appreciate it ❤️

[@channelnumber73]

You could also go read the actual unedited story yourself, just one example copy/pasted. The budget that Brawn GP is working on is another significant factor. When Ross Brawn bought the team he was given 100 million pounds by Honda to keep the team alive for the 2009 season. 100 million pounds is the amount that Honda would have had to fork out, in order to close down the factory, and make all the staff (over 700 of them) redundant. This would obviously have made Honda look very bad, so decided that giving the same sum to Ross to keep the team alive was better for their reputation. Brawn GP also received an advanced commercial payment from FOM boss Bernie Ecclestone. That makes a total of 140 million pounds, which for one season is a decent and workable budget. In 2007 the top spending teams spent in the region of 200 million pounds just to give a comparison.

[@RidwanNurzeha]

In 2024, car performance was almost identical. RB (representing Brawn GP) amassed a significant points tally in the first part, which dwindled as the second part progressed, with McLaren (representing the 2004 RB) experiencing a resurgence. We'll see how far McLarend and Norris can challenge RB and Max.

[@erijavec]

Love an underdog story. I was lucky to watch in real time ❤

[@whyalwaysme2522]

A lot happened to Honda but everything fell into place. BrwnGP will forever be remembered. What a beautiful story. 🐐 goat. Edit: i love HONDA f1 since the Ayrton Senna era.

[@TheOfficialOrbitz]

Yet another great video!

[@DailyFuelUp]

Appreciate it mate ❤️

[@221timurspinatii9]

5:05 wait is that a Keanu Reeves ?

[@matteusmsv0921]

8:31 is that freaking keanu reeves interviewing brawn?????

[@slowswimmer9169]

He looks alike, but no. interviewer's name is actually John Wick

[@bagiroud1228]

Few years later, they won 9 constructor championship with same crew, with few additional person.

[@melonbread4269]

As someone new to f1, this channel has been amazing

[@jessehopper8996]

What's the name of the documentary you got all the interview footage from?

[@Lazbotable]

Brawn the impossible story.

[@followformotivation]

You make the best videos ngl

[@jasonrushton5991]

Well Done, Gr8 Video! Thank You For The Info. Well Done All The Team, RB & JB As Driver's, WORLD CHAMPION BABY!!!!!!!!

[@HandsomeAlex25]

If you remove all the "more on that later" comments, this video would be a whole minute shorter

[@BrandoN-ie1np]

Too bad they stayed for only 1 season... Otherwise Button would have multiple WDC tittles instead of Vettel.

[@steve4880]

Not really. Brawn had no money to develop the car. You can see in 2010. Mercedes bought the team and won only a select few races from 2010-2013 with that rule regulation. RBR, Ferrari, McLaren were miles ahead in development.

[@andredeketeleastutecomplex]

Nope. They were already struggling in their first year.

[@JonFord78]

No they had to sell they run out of money

[@CaptainCreampie69]

You are so far off base bro. They struggled because they had no money in the second half of the season. Its how Red Bull closed the gap. You think that another full season money would just appear? Did you even watch the video? 😂

[@stevev6002]

No new Honda to buy

[@Denhalen79]

Could you imagine that Honda stayed in F1 for 2009. And would have continued onward. Things would have panned out much different for all teams. There wouldn't have been a Mercedes factory team. Schumacher might never return back to the sport after his retirement. McLaren would have won all 8 constructor championships with Mercedes from 2014 onward. Hamilton would have stayed with McLaren. Red Bull might not have gotten the Honda engine.

[@Profixt]

Here we have a nice, pleasant, well edited and well paced video... no clickbait no BS... Thank you. Have a like!

[@Qwepzy]

Brawn is what Leicster did in 2016 Premier League

[@peterhall8572]

The Most Dominating Racing Team and Driver combination ( if you aren't just looking at F1) has to be Jim Clarke and Lotus, He raced everything at the same time F1, F2 ,Touring cars, Formula Tasman in Australia, F3 and others that I can't Remember off the top of my head All in the same season,

[@Cacuofa]

Excelente vídeo

[@jasonknavel2529]

To answer the last question, the most dominant driver of all time was Max in the RB19. He scored ~93% of the theoretical max points possible in 2023 (across wins, sprints, and fast laps).

[@WowYourBaad]

the amount of ads on this video is ridiculous, good content but don’t be greedy

[@lowendplayer4259]

LAUGHING WITH AD BLOCKERS. Yeah I'm a bitch who uses it but it's a quality of life

[@lorenzkrabatsch810]

Awesome vid

[@steffenschulze6632]

You forget to mention that Honda regret thier descicion after that season, cause as Brawn bought the team from them the car was already done, so in fact Honda could be world champion if they didn't leave F1.

[@julius9200]

Crazy Video brother

[@DailyFuelUp]

Appreciate it mate ❤️

[@Boebus1-hy6gu]

nice vid youve gained a sub

[@DailyFuelUp]

Welcome aboard 😁

[@Lekky93]

is that keanu reeves interviewing the brawn dude

[@yudhabagaskara98]

Yes

[@SourSoup87]

>Enters F1 right after the largest financial crisis >Invents double diffuser >Moves to the top >Causes controversy >Somewhat wins the championship >Refuses to elaborate >Leaves aggressively

[@robertthurman9866]

They left out the part that the chassis was made for a Honda but had to switch to Mercedes engines in less than 3 weeks.

[@eyecheech]

Can anyone tell me what interview the Keanu clips were from?

[@bastaartp7855]

To be fair, including conditions like being born to extremely wealthy parents, parents who are influential in the F1, or just so happening to be in the favors of very wealthy sponsors, greatly improve your odds. Looking at the subset of kids to median-income parents, and not being in one of the other 2 catagories, your chance is basically 0. Being in the other groups and having your sponsor/parent dedicated to get you into F1 will give you some pretty good odds. F1 is basically for the rich, not really the talented, I'm sure there would be plenty talented kids who just weren't rich enough to get a high-end go-kart to prove their talent at first, or had parent who didn't risk their whole financial stability while already being median-income in a rich country to ensure a career.

[@justin_time_watches]

Bloody good video..!

[@prorez-retrofit]

Reliving the best time of my life watching back this video.❤

[@MCPunk55]

How was the double diffuser against the ruleS?!

[@JohnDoe-lb4nc]

“Becoming the only team in F1 history to never lose a world championship”. So I’ll admit I can be a little slow…. WTF does the above quote mean? Seriously, that statement makes zero since to me,,,HELP. 😂

[@laionneves3477]

They were only active for one season. And they won the championship that year. Thus, they have a 100% win rate.

[@Fernanda-yv5ge]

Super Video super inspiring

[@AndrewEfendi]

Jenson Button:”it felt like the longest race in history” Canada 2012: are you sure about that? 15:10

[@martinomosca7256]

maybe you mean 2011

[@ainsleycailipan2005]

Lets goo Great video once again

[@DailyFuelUp]

Really appreciate it, mate ❤️ I tried a different editing style with this video, happy you liked it!

[@numperpickel]

Not to forget, they had a total of 3 chassis for the whole season. All it needed was 2 chassis damaging crashes and they would have been down to a one driver team.

[@radityakesuma9175]

Big Respect for Ross Brawn

[@Djrex-yh8hs]

this was the year i was born didnt know it had so much happen in just that year

[@jimadkins4772]

Great video

[@rimusi]

"Can't hear what he's saying but if you're reading this, subscribe" was a nice one lmao

[@NJTRAF]

It’s always been something I’ve thought that Honda must regret, pulling out when they did. They had developed a championship winning car, and as they proved with Red Bull later, they can develop a great engine… if they’d held their nerve and stayed in F1 - particularly as they’d made significant improvements to their engines reliability, running temperatures, power and max rpm over the 2006, 2007 & 2008 seasons, then there’s a very good chance they’d have ended up F1 Constructors Champions, and Mercedes F1 never would have become a thing

[@Detectaddict]

I remember going to the race in Melbourne thinking who the hell are these guys 😂😂😂 awesome story

[@Trekceffej]

Those cars looked so good

[@KevHill]

Disney have called, they want their documentary back.

[@danabuch324]

Keanu Reeves doing F1 interviews?

[@esciteach7997]

at the 1:56 mark of this vid, barely one minute into this 18 min. vid, there was an AD (COMMERCIAL). ARE YOU KIDDING???? less than two minutes in???? I always say "nice vid" or :good edits" but this gets a zero if I can't watch for more than 2 minutes before TWO ADS come up. next ad break? you guessed it; 3:58 or two minutes .So my suggestion to friends; don't bother to watch a vid by DailyFuelUp unless you have double the amount of time listed and love being interrupted every minute and a half for ads with items you don't want and will never use. not me.

[@lesbriggs826]

In October 2008 I emailed Mattel suggesting they sponsor the Honda F1 team, I didn't get a reply. But just imagine if they had and Hot Wheels were formula 1 world champions. A toy company beating Ferrari on the track.

[@TortugaAW]

Kinda sad go see Barrichello 'treated' more like a competitor to Button than an active member of the team, he helped to tune the car and secure points for Brawn. - The guy was one of the most important individuals of that team, not 'a rock in the way of the protagonist'.

[@RustyZonda]

Very nice video

[@voinrima]

"You either give pressure or take pressure, nothing in between" - but Kimi was just driving for fun and didn't care at all

[@atikulislam6359]

Genuinely an incredible story.

[@JustKandyMan1]

Was a fantastic story and one of the best in motorsports history, bonus points for sticking it to the "big boys" and getting them to eat crow!

[@musicalintelligence]

The most beautiful F1 ever!

[@BYardleyOfficial]

This story feels like it was 40 years ago 😂

[@hendrix2478]

Great vid mate, you forgot the new engine from Mercedes.

[@Ascaris-T50]

I love how some guy went why have one when we can have two

[@YeboLubutoChulu]

Crazy how John Wick is doing an interview on F1 😂

[@Locativity]

i think they should have complained the same way they did to brawn to red bull 2023 because of the dominance

[@blackandbluex]

The editing could have been better. You kept cutting to black too many times for too long. It feels so awkward to watch.

[@valecasini]

Just here to say that the thumbnail is completely wrong but ok

[@bigmungus4864]

They really just said. This is a side quest won and left. LOL legendary

[@AJ-dx6bn]

Brilliant video

[@DailyFuelUp]

Thanks mate ❤️

[@Lfcsweden-n5m]

This is insane, have the morals to close the team in a recession and understsnd it doesn’t look good. I’m speechless 😂

[@sigzauer]

One Funny fact: Stewart, BAR, Honda and Brawn Gp have one thing in commom... Rubens Barrichello.

[@ToanNguyen-gd6db]

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS MY FriEeEeeeEEEeeeEEeeeeend

[@tomast9034]

wait wasnt going from slicks to grooved make them slower? :D