I never thought I'd see an Alpha Tauri win.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑07 Sep 2020, 14:36After following this Honda PU project from the beginning, never thought it would come to this. This is amazing.
It would be wonderful one more win.
Me too! My heart rate was growing up until the last lap! Looking with the app the sector times! That was an exciting one!
A couple of podiums would be fine
Underdog victories against all odds such as the one this weekend will always get massive attention but please stop deluding yourself. When Verstappen won his first race with a honda engine in austria 2019 hype was just as high if not higher and RB praised honda a lot, not least verstappen pointing on honda logo on his suit which then honda went and used on tons of promotional material. Do people really remember only what happened a day or two ago and completely forget everything else?IvailoStefanovBG wrote: ↑07 Sep 2020, 17:42This win is worth for Honda like 20 or 200 with RB. People still think Honda engine is not good. But so much work done and Honda is the first engine supplier in hybrid era that have won with two different teams. So nice when you come from last to first...!!!
I think is pretty clear that the possibility of win was due to a Mercedes mistake, however, more important, I think, this win was in big part to the strength and driveability of the Honda PU. We can safely said the AT chassis and aero is less developed and sophisticated than the McLaren one, and all in all, Gasly could keep Sainz at bay till the end of the race and the Racing Point with the Mercedes PU.
I`m definitely not deluding myself. Actually I know Honda engine is not the best ATM. It`s pretty clear. But people still underestimate the true qualities of this PU and it`s mainly because of poor chassis RB made this year. I`m sure that 95% of what happend this week is due to unbalanced car RB made and not beacause of engine settings or potential. They needed just 2 tenths to be on second row and it was seen that overtaking at Monza is a nightmare even for Mercs. But Honda has very good and stable performance for the last two years and I`m sick of people still blaming Honda and the engine for all RB miscalculations and for their "tallent" to make car worse than last year with so many investments and workhours....That`s why AT and Honda and not at the last place Gasly deserved this win - Yes there was a big portion of luck but let`s not forget that luck comes to people who deserve it....Juzh wrote: ↑07 Sep 2020, 20:50Underdog victories against all odds such as the one this weekend will always get massive attention but please stop deluding yourself. When Verstappen won his first race with a honda engine in austria 2019 hype was just as high if not higher and RB praised honda a lot, not least verstappen pointing on honda logo on his suit which then honda went and used on tons of promotional material. Do people really remember only what happened a day or two ago and completely forget everything else?IvailoStefanovBG wrote: ↑07 Sep 2020, 17:42This win is worth for Honda like 20 or 200 with RB. People still think Honda engine is not good. But so much work done and Honda is the first engine supplier in hybrid era that have won with two different teams. So nice when you come from last to first...!!!
