News Details

No summer shutdown for Honda and Renault

F1's teams and drivers may be packing their bags for the summer break, but there will be no such factory shutdown at Honda. Unlike the teams, the sport's engine manufacturers are not subject to the mandatory, two-week ‘shutdown' that must be served during the big gap in the race calendar between Hungary and Belgium. That is because the manufacturers are already reined-in by the ‘token' development system, and Honda is duly preparing a big upgrade for Spa. 'The engine improves day after day,' the Japanese marque's Yasuhisa Arai is quoted by Tuttosport, 'and we are able to give more power already in Belgium and Monza — two circuits where that is very important.' Honda has,...
Full Story »
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Summer shutdown: The insider view – Force India

August is a weird month in the world of Formula One. The season reaches...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com

F1 teams want longer summer break restored in 2016

F1 teams have asked Bernie Ecclestone to adjust the 2016 provisional...
10y ago from Motorsport.com

Honda F1 set for 50 horse power step

Struggling Honda F1 is preparing to take a significant step forward of up...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Red Bull teams eye Mercedes, Honda power for 2016 F1

Red Bull is not expecting its surge in form to stay on track beyond the...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Franco Morbidelli renews with VR46 Racing Team for...

Franco Morbidelli has announced he will remain a satellite Ducati rider...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Scott McLaughlin praises Kyffin Simpson after titanic...

Two Team Penske drivers finished on the podium in IndyCar’s season...
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Louis Foster narrowly secures IndyCar Rookie of the...

After a season-long battle with two other rookies in the NTT IndyCar...
23h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal stuck in gear as Arne...

day’s match was defined by a brilliant free-kick, but the way it came...
36m ago from TheGuardian.com

Transfer roundup: Arsenal sign Hincapié on loan while...

t;li>Gunners have £45m option to buy defender next summerFulham...
36m ago from TheGuardian.com

Rio Ferdinand makes stance clear on criticism about...

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has claimed that Arsenal did not...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.