Tags: Honda
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Wolff: This is a different Red Bull
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is very impressed with Honda’s improvements and expects them to put Red Bull in the title conversation.
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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.
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Hamilton impressed with Honda development
Lewis Hamilton is looking forward to a three-way battle this season after a strong debut showing for the Honda-powered Red Bull.
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Merc ready for ‘big fight’ with Red Bull-Honda
Such has been Honda’s improvement over the winter that Toto Wolff says Mercedes need to be prepared for a “big fight” with Red Bull Racing.
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Verstappen has no complaints about Honda
Max Verstappen is “very happy” with P4 on the grid for the Australian Grand Prix and has “no issues” with the Honda engine.
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‘Big doubts Red Bull can win with Honda’
It is that time of year when everyone has a prediction about the season ahead with Mika Hakkinen saying he doesn’t believe Honda can take the fight to Ferrari or Mercedes.
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Horner: Red Bull now have ‘missing ingredient’
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes Honda are the “missing ingredient” to make the team title-contenders again.
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Honda are ‘ready’ for Red Bull title pressure
Honda’s motorsport boss Masashi Yamamoto is confident the Japanese manufacturer will rise to the challenge of powering Red Bull toward a F1 title tilt.
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‘Honda packaging a little bit too aggressive’
Although Honda insist it is “not a big concern”, they will revised the packaging of their engine prior to Melbourne as what they ran in testing was “too aggressive”.
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Gasly: Red Bull ‘should not get too excited’
Pierre Gasly was cautiously optimistic about Red Bull’s chances of success this season with Honda power.
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Red Bull will take penalties for Honda gains
Red Bull are ready to face short-term pain for long-term gain with Honda power by taking engine penalties.
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Gasly: Honda did a really good job over the winter
Pierre Gasly, the only current driver to have spent two years with Honda power, reckons the Japanese manufacturer has made good progress during the winter.
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Marko: Ferrari on top, but Red Bull can win
Red Bull’s motorsport advisor Dr Helmut Marko believes Ferrari are the team to beat, but his outfit have the performance to win races.
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‘Honda not flat out and still improved’
Red Bull’s Pierre Gasly has seen increases in performance with the Honda engine, and that is without pushing it “flat out”.
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Honda ‘encouraged’ by Bull, STR performances
Coming through the opening test unscathed, Honda says they are “encouraged” by the performances of both Red Bull and Toro Rosso in testing.
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Horner denies Honda engine vibration issue
Red Bull boss Christian Horner has denied that there are any vibration issues with the new Honda power unit.
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Honda: No extra pressure from Red Bull
Honda technical boss, Toyoharu Tanabe, does not believe the Japanese engine manufacturer are now feeling extra pressure from Red Bull.
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Kvyat: Hitting P1 was not ‘the priority’
Daniil Kvyat has said he was not targeting being the quickest on day three of testing after he topped the timesheet.
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‘Honda engine really is a thing of beauty’
Having watched Max Verstappen put in the first laps in the RB15, Christian Horner is full of praise for the team’s new engine partner, Honda.
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Verstappen: ‘So far, so good’ for Red Bull-Honda
Max Verstappen declared himself happy with Red Bull’s opening showing at pre-season testing in Barcelona.
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Tost confident Honda can ‘close the gap’
Toro Rosso team principal, Franz Tost, is upbeat about the impact Honda can have on both Red Bull and the junior team this season.
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Verstappen’s first impressions of the RB15
Max Verstappen has declared himself “very happy” after driving the Honda-powered RB15 on track for the first time.
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Honda promise ‘equal’ treatment for Red Bull, STR
Toro Rosso and Red Bull will run the same specification engines throughout 2019; that’s according to Honda’s F1 tech director Toyoharu Tanabe.
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‘Most’ of STR14 based on last year’s Red Bull
Toro Rosso have used last year’s Red Bull RB14 as the basis for this year’s STR14 with both teams’ cars set to be powered by Honda this season.
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Honda urges F1 to close ‘grey’ areas in the rules
Honda have urged Formula 1 bosses to put an end to any “grey areas” that may be open to interpretation with regards to the sport’s engine regulations.
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Red Bull: Honda are making good progress
Red Bull are once again talking up Honda’s chances ahead of the new season while having yet another dig at Renault.
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Renault: Reliability will slow Honda’s progress
Renault are not convinced of Red Bull’s claims about their Honda engine, saying on-going reliability issues will hamper their progress.
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Gasly reveals inconsistent Honda development
Red Bull may be bigging up Honda, however, Pierre Gasly concedes it could be some time before they catch the front runners as their development is “never consistent.”
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Ricciardo couldn’t take the ‘risk’ with Honda
Daniel Ricciardo claims he was in limbo over whether to give Red Bull another year or to jump ship to Renault.
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Honda want to start season ahead of Renault
Honda have set their sights on having the third most powerful engine on the grid for the season opener at the Australian Grand Prix in March.