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Honda reliability not a surprise says Toro Rosso's James Key

Toro Rosso Technical Director James Key says that a 'super smooth' first week with Honda is not a surprise, after the operation enjoyed a productive week of testing in Barcelona. Honda endured fraught pre-season testing programmes with McLaren, particularly in 2015 and 2017, having introduced new power unit concepts in both seasons. At the respective opening four-day tests in 2015, 2016 and 2017, McLaren-Honda managed 79, 257 and 208 laps respectively at Jerez (2015) and Barcelona (2016/17). Toro Rosso, meanwhile, amassed 324 laps across the four-day period, despite the bulk of this week’s test having been compromised by unseasonably cold weather, with Wednesday’s...
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