Brawn go to the end of the pit lane

Formula One newcomers Brawn GP, heirs to departed Honda, have been dropped to the bottom of the paddock pecking order in a revised championship entry list. Honda finished ninth of the 10 teams last season but Mercedes-powered Brawn GP have become the...

Formula One newcomers Brawn GP, heirs to departed Honda, have been dropped to the bottom of the paddock pecking order in a revised championship entry list.

Honda finished ninth of the 10 teams last season but Mercedes-powered Brawn GP have become the last ranked team after the FIA decided last week that they were in effect a new entry.

Brawn drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello will now race with the numbers 20 and 21 respectively while the team garages will be at the far end of the pit lane.

Force India, who failed to score a point last year but now also have Mercedes engines, become the ninth ranked team with Adrian Sutil and Giancarlo Fisichella taking the numbers 18 and 19.

Honda pulled out in December due to the credit crunch and Brawn, named after new owner Ross Brawn, were confirmed only this month.

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