Wouter wrote: ↑11 Feb 2021, 21:24
Excuse me?! Could you explain youself?
You assert
Wouter wrote: ↑11 Feb 2021, 18:12
This is very good news for SAT and RBR!
Honda would never have proposed an engine freeze if they weren't 100% convinced that their 2022 engine can beat Mercedes. Honda is always very careful, so assume that this is okay.
2015, Arai was confident that by the end of the season, Honda would allow McLaren to fight Mercedes./ The engine power gap was enormous.
2017, Hasegawa was confident that with the new engine, they completely closed the gap with Mercedes./ During the season, they were unable to close the gap.
2020, in Honda believed that they completely eliminated the gap with Mercedes and will be able to fight for the title./ At the Hungarian Grand Prix, Tanabe admitted that the gap with Mercedes is still significant.
As you can see, Honda's caution is a myth, they made statements more than once and were sure of something, but they did not find further confirmation of this.