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Honda believes it can be "proud" of 2017 engine progress
Outgoing Honda F1 chief Yusuke Hasegawa says the Japanese manufacturer can be "proud" of its engine development rate during the 2017 Formula 1 season. Honda opted to change its F1 engine concept over the winter, but ran out of time to be sufficiently prepared for the season. It suffered a series of failures and, in a bid to save its relationship with McLaren, aggressively introduced performance developments at the expense of reliability. While McLaren decided to switch to Renault engines for 2018, by the end of the year, it was able to fight consistently for points with Honda. "Our performance improvement level is something to be proud of," Hasegawa told Motorsport.com...
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