BAR to quiz Barrichello for Ferrari secrets
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-11-08 10:32

LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - BAR will quiz Rubens Barrichello for the secret of Ferrari's success when the Brazilian joins the Honda-owned Formula One team from the former champions in January.

"The fact that Rubens has been working with the most victorious team in modern history means we'd be fools not to quiz him on what's made Ferrari so successful," said BAR chief designer Kevin Taylor.

"It's not just the design of the car, it's going to be on the way we operate," he said on the team website.

"We'll listen to him to see if there are things we don't do that we should be doing. It will probably be the small detail stuff and that could make all the difference."

Barrichello joins BAR after six years as Michael Schumacher's number two at Ferrari, during which time the Italian team won five constructors' and drivers' championships. The Brazilian won nine races.

Ferrari were dominant in 2004 but slumped badly this year, winning only the six-car U.S. Grand Prix that turned into a fiasco after the Michelin-equipped teams withdrew for tyre safety reasons.

"We know, given the right equipment, he's capable of winning races," said Taylor of Barrichello. "Rubens is an established baseline and so it really puts the onus back on the team to deliver him the right kind of car."