Honda hopes to overtake Renault before end of the season

Honda hopes to overtake Renault before end of the season

Hasegawa added he felt this was the closest Honda has been to its rivals since rejoining F1 in 2015

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Honda hopes to overtake the engine rival Renault before the end of the current season. That says its motorsport chief Yusuke Hasegawa. The Japanese manufacturer has been fourth in the engine pecking order, behind Mercedes, Ferrari and Renault, since rejoining F1 in 2015.

After changing its engine concept over the winter, Honda has struggled for performance and reliability this year. Which in turn has put a strain on its relationship with Mclaren.

“I think we can keep the same ratio of the increasing of the power. But it is difficult to catch up Mercedes or Ferrari, Hasegawa told.

I really want to move ahead of Renault in terms of performance before the end of the season.”

When asked if he believed that would be a genuine possibility, Hasegawa replied: “Yes, I can see that on the data. I will not tell you the number, but we are closing the gap.”

Hasegawa added he felt this was the closest Honda has been to its rivals since rejoining F1 in 2015. This comes after the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend was the first in 2017 where Honda was not hampered by reliability problems.”

“The drivability was OK. But still the drivers highlighted a lack of power, Hasegawa. – They are very confident with the car, which is good. But it is still difficult to challenge the top three teams.”

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