The Honda Racing F1 Team endured a frustrating Belgian Grand Prix. Rubens Barrichello finished in 13th position and Jenson Button was forced to retire on lap 37.
The RA107 lacked consistency around the demanding Spa-Francorchamps circuit, which made it difficult to drive over a race distance. As a result, the team adopted a one-stop strategy to maximize its chances of a reasonable result.
At the start, both drivers got away well. Jenson was 12th on the grid and managed to retain that position through the notoriously tight La Source hairpin on the opening lap. It was the same story for Rubens, back in 17th place.
The drivers battled their way up the order during the opening segment of the race, helped by the cars ahead of them pitting early on their two-stop strategies. Jenson then became the first of the Honda Racing F1 Team’s drivers to pit at the end of lap 24. He had climbed up to 11th position by this point and rejoined the race in 15th place.
Rubens stayed out two laps longer than his team-mate, pitting from 12th place at the end of lap 26. He rejoined in 17th position and spent the remainder of the race fighting with Liuzzi.
Disappointment was to strike on lap 37 when Jenson slowed two-thirds of the way around the lap. He made it back to the pits, but was forced to retire with hydraulic failure. Rubens went on to cross the line in 13th position.-Honda
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