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    HONDA - Dark Horse of 2018

    So test One was a frustrating time for the teams as the weather turned what was usually a sunny Barcelona into a cold and grey days with snow on the third day of testing. Even so most teams took the slightest opportunity to rack up the mileage. What really caught my attention was, after day four, Torro Rosso with the Honda engine had completed 326 laps. The most any other team had managed. But more interesting, is it seems to be racking up times close to the Renault. The conditions of test one is not a good basis for comparison, we would have to see how Torro Rosso fare relative to Renault or Mclaren in test two.

    Now Honda has found reliability it seems, can they unleash the true potential of their engine. As we have not seen the engine driven at it fullest potential so far due to reliability issues in the past. Whichever way you look at it, you have to say that Torro Rosso might have struck a great bargain here. I am sure the Redbull side is looking at the Honda engine with new eyes.

    Honda and Redbull is a formula that can win world championships again. But we said that about Mclaren, the Redbull lot are less patient than Mclaren so we can dream on on this one but it would be great if it could happen. That would produce many seasons of very hard fought championships between three of the current best teams; Mercedes, Ferrari and Redbull. This is one possible circumstances that l can see Verstapenn becoming a world champion with Redbull realistically.
    Last edited by Nitrodaze; 6th March 2018 at 00:35.
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