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Malaysia ‘makes sense’ for next Honda upgrade
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Honda’s head of F1 project Yusuke Hasegawa says the upcoming Malaysian Grand Prix “makes sense” for the Japanese constructor to introduce a new power unit upgrade, though it will incur grid penalties. Honda still has three engine development tokens left for 2016, having used 18 last winter, two in Canada for a new spec of turbocharger, another couple at Silverstone to improve the fuel system, and seven in Belgium last month for a major evolution related to the combustion chamber and turbo. With Honda unwilling to face a grid setback for its home race at Suzuka, Hasegawa has pinpointed Sepang, which hosts F1 one week before, as a logical venue to spend the final...
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