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F1: Slim Nears Honda Purchase?
Written by: SPEED Staff / GMM   
Turin, Italy
 
Slim-owned Embratel is a longtime sponsor of Bruno Senna, who has been tipped to take one of the seats alongside Jenson Button. (LAT Photo) ยป More Photos

Departing Honda's Formula 1 team has been rescued by the second-richest man in the world, according to increasingly widespread reports.

The unofficial news was first carried at the weekend by the Italian newspaper La Stampa, which said the Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has succeeded in buying the team for a symbolic single dollar.

Slim, who controls the telecommunications giant Telmex, was among several interested
parties in the Japanese manufacturer's outfit, including David Richards.

La Stampa acknowledged that the news is not official. "But two things are certain -- the team has been saved and the drivers will be Jenson Button and rookie Bruno Senna in place of Rubens Barrichello," the Turin-published newspaper said.

It is believed Slim is prepared to fund the F1 team to the tune of a healthy $300 million per year.

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