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I agree.Manoah2u wrote: ↑19 May 2018, 13:40or, they are simply just going along now and there is literally nothing to report. the engines aren't failing so nothing to report.
they're no star trek warp core either , so nothing to report. no bashing from toro rosso because it's doing it's work. nothing to report.
also toro rosso is not a top tier team, so nothing to report.
so, quite honestly, i think it's more of a case of having nothing to report, that simple.
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13614 ... ing-limitsCowell, Mercedes' High Performance Powertrains boss, believes Ferrari has an edge in qualifying but falls behind in race trim, and said Renault and Honda are also "very close behind".
Renault is why it is willing to gamble on an engine that is still fourth-best. Renault is yet to introduce a self-built MGU-K into its energy-recovery systems, which was meant to be working last year. And there is no guarantee that will arrive as part of its planned update for next month’s Canadian GP either.
The Red Bull-Renault alliance won four world titles from 2010-13, but has endured a fractious relationship since F1 introduced V6 turbo-hybrids. Red Bull has won just nine races since the start of 2014 as Mercedes and Ferrari have outgunned Renault in F1’s new engine era.
Honda is still seeking to improve its own energy-recovery systems, and its internal combustion engine technology. It is yet to prove it is ready to produce a race-winning engine, but there is evidence of progress in 2018.
The best McLaren-Honda result across three years was fifth place, which Toro Rosso beat on only its second start with Honda this season when Pierre Gasly finished fourth in Bahrain. Although there have been diiculties since – China and Azerbaijan, which both feature long straights, were weak races – Honda feels it has made progress in operating its energy-management systems, and it is yet to introduce performance upgrades. As with Renault, the first of Honda’s major updates is expected in Canada. This is a logical place to introduce the next power unit because it is a power-sensitive track, and the current engines will have completed six events by that point. It is also why Red Bull is delaying a verdict: it wishes to compare the two manufacturers. Promising more and delivering less is what ground the McLaren-Honda union into dust after three frustrating seasons.
That makes it crucial that Honda gives Red Bull enough tangible evidence of progress to commit for 2019 and ’20, which is what is understood to be the sought-after deal. If Honda manages that, Yamamoto is confident that it will avoid a repeat of its fractious McLaren spell: “It was diicult with McLaren, but it was also a very good experience for us. They gave us very precious experience as a partner. We are now having another experience with Toro Rosso, which is very good. If we are going to be with Red Bull, we don’t think we’ll be together like McLaren. I don’t think we’ll have the same situation as we had like McLaren.”
SCOTT MITCHELL
