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Faster qualy modes ‘next step' for Honda

Honda have announced their target of another engine upgrade in 2019 with focus on an improved qualifying mode. The Japanese manufacturer picked up their first win in Formula 1 since 2006 after Red Bull's Max Verstappen drove to victory in Austria. The Dutchman qualified P3 but dropped to P8 after a poor start, though he was able to work his way back through the pack and preserve his tyres to triumph over Mercedes and Ferrari. Cooling issues were the downfall for Mercedes at the Red Bull Ring, and Honda F1 technical director Toyoharu Tanabe knows extra qualifying performance must be their next step, while also continuing to improve race pace. “We try to use our engine as hard as we...
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