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Engine guru Gilles Simon leaves Honda
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A Honda spokesman has confirmed that engine expert Gilles Simon has left his role as a consultant on the manufacturer's Formula 1 programme. The 58-year-old engine guru, who is best known for his work with Ferrari during the successful Schumacher years, had been part of Honda's core team of engineers since its return to F1 in 2013. It is not known whether Simon's demise is linked to the issues Honda faced last week, or whether the engineer left because he believed his ideas were not taken into account. Honda's weak start to its 2017 campaign with partner McLaren last week in Barcelona was an unfortunate throwback to the miserable start it endured in 2015. Following two separate...
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