Red Bull in Honda - At least until the first half of the season, this partnership looks like a dream relationship. After years of embarrassment with McLarn, the Japanese first v To Toro Rosso found shelter, and only a year later with Red Bullom even the partner they had longed for. Following the podium at the start of the season, this euphoria threatened to fade somewhat, but in the final races before the summer break, Red Bull concretized even for a secret favorite. Victory c Austria in Germany, field on Hungary, third place among racers and teams. Some still believe in less chance of winning the title.
Jacques Villeneuve certainly not one of them. “The problem is that Honda will face penalties in the second half of the season,”Is Canadian substantiated his doubts. “They have an engine that only lasts three or four races. That’s the only reason they have that power. They don’t even try to withstand seven races with one engine. Mercedes and Ferrari can do it and have 30 hp more,”Is still for colleagues from Motorsport-Total.com said the Canadian.
Addressed to statements Villeneuve, is his sports boss Red Bulland Helmut Marko replied in just one word: "Stupidity.”But what lies behind this accusation is that it can Honda the engine only lasts a few races? Three engines for 12 dirk, that’s four races per engine. However, these engines don’t suck, they can still be used. The problem is if Honda finds additional hobbies because this improvement only works if new components are used as well.
Because it is Honda already introduced improved versions of the engines, new components were also needed. At the same time, it’s no secret that it is Red Bull requested from Honda slightly more risk with the new engine specifications. At the latest from the race in Austria was a conservative approach Japanese, due to fear from the times of connection with McLarn, the past. Verstappen requested most of the race "Engine Mode 11“Which gave him extra capacity so he could overtake towards the end of the race Leclerc and won. Was that perhaps too much for the engine? “We haven't changed the limit, but we're trying to use the exact limit,”Explained the Honda engine manager Tojoharu Tanabe.
Yeah Red Bull will not be able to avoid penalties for the engine, but we have already reported in one of the previous posts, which also states where it would be best to rent penalty of mark-up of places.
