a1b2i3r45 wrote:I think a better example for Honda to follow should be Ferrari rather than Merc; considering the way Ferrari turned around from 2014 pu in such a short time and introduced different and innovative solutions with such impeccable reliability.
In case of Ferrari, they did not have had such a bad engine to start with, the only problems were the layout of specific parts. Otherwise they had a stable platform, better than Renault and much much better of what Honda introduced in 2015. All they needed to do was to relocate those components to make the weight distribution and effectivness to better levels.
Honda on the other hand started with too small turbo and in my opinion overcomplexed layout which was prone to failure right from the start with them knowing it, and thinking they can fix it. 15 was a disaster, there came 16 and they enlarged the turbo and changed few components, but the engine was still underpowered and even though more reliable still fragile. Here is a 17 season and aparently the engine again has not enough power and reliability is frankly catastrophic.
What it looks like to me is that every separate engine department in Honda is pulling in its way, ignoring what and how the department next door designed a part of the engine and what they need to consider to act in harmony with it. Japanese are very hardcore workers with high personal responsability, effectivness and intelect, but they lack in terms of international collaboration, many times thinking only by themself and ignoring opinions of the outsiders. Senna himself in the golden age of Mcl/Honda said that japanese engineers many times do exactly opposite what u tell them to do. And that may be a huge problem.
