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Honda ‘more relaxed' after Melbourne podium

Scoring a podium on their first race with Red Bull, Honda's F1 technical director Toyoharu Tanabe admits that has taken some of the pressure off the engine supplier. Red Bull's decision to team up with Honda was vindicated on Sunday as Max Verstappen raced to third place in the Australian Grand Prix. The Dutchman's podium was Honda's first since 2008, when Rubens Barrichello finished third at the British GP for the works Honda team. Tanabe told Autosport: 'I think yes, [we are] a little bit more relaxed from the pressure. 'And it is also another motivation for the development. It's a good result.' But while Verstappen was third on the day, the Dutchman was over 20 races behind race winner...
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