16-03-2015, 00:34
The McLaren Honda actually has some great potential. The aero package is said to be decent enough, and looked it throughout cornering. The problem lies with the Honda power unit at the moment. Honda have admitted the car was detuned to help provide some race finishing reliability, which in turn gives them a bag of useful information since they haven't had much testing (that was the point).
I'm not sure just how detuned the engine was, but it sounds like it may have been quite substantial, in which case once Honda have made the necessary solutions we could see a dramatic improvement in race pace.
Never count Honda out, they never give in and the car is still under much development.
Edit: I see Red Bull are having a good old cry about their current situation, going as far as to make threats of leaving unless the regulations change.
The toys are really flying out the pram now ( perhaps they have toys made by Mercedes )
Quite funny that because you didn't see them complaining when the regulations suited them, now they're struggling themselves they are now making idle (IMO) threats to leave
I'm not sure just how detuned the engine was, but it sounds like it may have been quite substantial, in which case once Honda have made the necessary solutions we could see a dramatic improvement in race pace.
Never count Honda out, they never give in and the car is still under much development.
Edit: I see Red Bull are having a good old cry about their current situation, going as far as to make threats of leaving unless the regulations change.
The toys are really flying out the pram now ( perhaps they have toys made by Mercedes )
Quite funny that because you didn't see them complaining when the regulations suited them, now they're struggling themselves they are now making idle (IMO) threats to leave