Honda take a dig at Alonso after ‘GP2 wins’

Mark Scott
Honda

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Honda have wasted little time in firing some shots at Fernando Alonso following Max Verstappen’s epic win at the German Grand Prix.

Just in case you have been living under a rock, Alonso was not a big fan of Japanese manufacturer and, at the 2015 Japanese Grand Prix during McLaren’s miserable spell with Honda, called the power unit a “GP2 engine”.

It was an insult that stuck with Honda for a very long time.

Fast forward to the present day; Verstappen five-stopped his way to his second victory of the season after one of the craziest Formula 1 races ever seen and Honda were quick to remind a certain Spaniard of that stat straight after checkered flag waved.

That damn auto-correct…

It ended up being a case of double delight for Honda, as Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat joined Max Verstappen on the podium with a phenomenal P3 finish.

“It was amazing to be back on the podium. Incredible with Toro Rosso to bring a podium back to the team is amazing,” Kvyat said in the post-race interview.

“I’m really happy. It was a horror movie with a black comedy. At some point i thought the race was done, but it was incredible, a rollercoaster, just like my career.”

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