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Honda credits Tost for keeping engine supplier in F1
Honda F1 boss Masashi Yamamoto says AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost was instrumental in convincing the Japanese manufacturer to remain in F1 with Red Bull after its debacle with McLaren. The Woking-based outfit brought Honda back into the fray in 2015, but the latter failed during three seasons to supply McLaren with a competitive and reliable hybrid unit. The relationship eventually crumbled and was terminated prematurely. But in the latter stages of the partnership, Honda considered whether to throw in the towel and cut its losses as it saw no light at the end of the tunnel. "It was the first time I couldn’t really feel any hope for the future," Yamamoto recalled,...
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