techman wrote: ↑08 Apr 2018, 12:35
Apologies for the poor Google translation, sometimes making sentences to read the opposite way, but the gist is that Honda was made to look much worse than it really was by McLaren and the media in general. The Honda engine was indeed the least powerful one on the track, however, the gap was much less than it was made to seem. Tanabe claims that the lack of speed on the straights was indeed, as our friend Techman has pointed out a 'few times', down to a draggy chassis.
thanks. i think i did mention enough to even annoy the mods.
just joking. But i feel what i said is now coming true
Nope still don't buy it. Certainly was not the case last year. The numbers simply do not add up. This year they have severe traction issues and aren't good under braking. Basically that's the whole of this circuit in a nutshell. So this circuit exaggerates both Toro Rossos strength and mclaren's weakness.
What is evident is that Honda have done their homework right and caught up in peak power terms. And mclaren haven't spent enough time on their chassis. Half the car is still from last year.
If Alonso gets a good start and catches up to gasly, it will be a very interesting and entertaining race because race pace for both was very similar and only slower than the top 3 teams.