Former double F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso is the best driver on the present grand prix grid, states Honda team principal Ross Brawn - and we want him. No such encouragement for current pairing Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello , however...

Ross Brawn has given the firmest indication yet that Honda is holding out to sign Fernando Alonso for the 2009 campaign - by revealing that the team is 'just waiting' for 'the best driver in Formula 1 at the moment'.

Brawn has never made any secret of his admiration for the former double F1 World Champion - the only man in the field with more than a single title to his name in the top flight - previously insisting that the Spaniard is the only 'totally complete' driver on the current grand prix grid [see separate story - click here].

Now... // Yahoo! Eurosport

Former double F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso is the best driver on the present grand prix grid, states Honda team principal Ross Brawn - and we want him. No such encouragement for current pairing Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello, however...

“We are just waiting,” Honda team principal Brawn told reporters at Spa-Francorchamps ahead of this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix. “My view is that he's the best driver in Formula 1 at the moment, and we're happy to wait and hope that... // crash.net

Double F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso is the best driver on the present grand prix grid, states Honda team principal Ross Brawn - and we want him. No such encouragement for current pairing Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello, however...

“We are just waiting,” Honda team principal Brawn told reporters at Spa-Francorchamps ahead of this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix. “My view is that he's the best driver in Formula 1 at the moment, and we're happy to wait and hope that he... // crash.net

Honda principal Ross Brawn on Saturday left the Japanese team's own drivers out of his assessment of the top three or four drivers in Formula One.

It is known that the Brackley based squad wants to sign former double world champion Fernando Alonso for the 2009 season, and Brawn told reporters at Spa-Francorchamps that he thinks the Spaniard is the best driver on the grid.

"My view is that he's the best driver in Formula One at the moment and we're happy to wait and hope that he makes a positive decision for us," the Briton said in Belgium.... // Home of Sport

Honda motor racing team principal Ross Brawn says Fernando Alonso is the best driver in Formula One and his team still hope to sign the Spainard for 2009.

Brawn says Honda is happy to wait and hope Alonso makes a positive decision for them.

Renault's double world champion has been linked strongly to Ferrari but the Formula One leaders have both their drivers signed up to 2010 and have said they will honour those contracts.

Alonso said last... // Radio New Zealand