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Gains becoming ‘harder' to find for Honda
Honda’s Formula 1 technical director Toyoharu Tanabe admits that as they improve as an engine manufacturer, big gains are becoming 'harder' to find. Honda returned to F1 as an engine supplier in 2015, but after three torrid years with McLaren they joined forces with Toro Rosso for 2018. But it was in 2019 where they took a big step forward as the supplier of both Toro Rosso and Red Bull, helping Max Verstappen to three race wins and Toro Rosso to two podium finishes. Most notable were their gains in straight-line speed, evidenced by the drag race to line between Toro Rosso's Pierre Gasly and Lewis Hamilton in Brazil, which was won by Gasly. However, the downside of these gains is that...
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