Yeah it's pretty bad.Craigy wrote: ↑20 Nov 2017, 23:44Yup.MrPotatoHead wrote: ↑20 Nov 2017, 23:34The biggest thing hurting Honda is the lack of testing mileage at this point.
In each of the last 3 years with only 1 team and lack of reliability it's probably halfway through the season before they get to the mileage that the other 3 engine manufacturers had at the end of pre season testing. By which time they have progressed more. That's really hurting them i believe.
Km raced so far in 2017 per engine manufacturer:
1. Mercedes 32631
2. Ferrari 29447
3. Renault 18032
4. Honda 8733
5. TAG Heuer 8341 (but this is really a rebadged Renault, obviously).
from http://www.statsf1.com/en/2017/stats.aspx?t=M
So Honda has less than a third of the racing Kms of their closest competitor (Renault, @ 26373 total).
Even if they had the best engineers (which they could have) they are behind from the start.
2016 and 2017 winter testing mileage: