Honda PU – TJ13

The silly season, here’s a thought…

July 14, 2017 by C J Alderson

Considering the amount of money Honda has invested in this year’s F1 campaign, and how much that has contributed to the 2017 McLaren entry pot we should understand that McLaren cannot simply walk away or “fire” Honda. It will be up to Honda to decide if they wish to walk away at the end of this year. This sentiment was echoed in today’s team representative press conference with Jonathan Neale (McLaren) stating “you can’t simply rip up a contract”….

Why are Hondas engine so bad? Explained.

June 28, 2017June 27, 2017 by C J Alderson

So to explain the complexities Honda are facing in getting things right, first we must all get get a basic understanding what the things are. This article is in no way complete and (using F1 language,) “for sure” is a very simplified scenario of why Honda are struggling to produce power, any kind of fuel economy, and not least, reliability.

NO HONDA TALKS: WOULD RATHER LESS MONEY AND BE 6TH – Claire Williams

June 20, 2017 by C J Alderson

Rumours of a Williams-Honda revival squashed quickly. Could they still be bitter about suddenly loosing their championship winning deal in 1987 era of active suspension, statements based on expected future form of Honda or no desire to be a works team?

McLaren on Honda – The executive committee have now given us our marching orders.

June 7, 2017 by C J Alderson

“The executive committee have now given us our marching orders,” said Brown “We’re not going to go into another year like this, in hope.”

Why Honda failed at Suzuka

October 13, 2016October 13, 2016 by The Judge

Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button’s progress this season has been encouraging for McLaren Honda fans. Season highlights include multiple Q3 appearances, two sixth place finishes in Russia and Austria with a fifth place finish for Alonso in Canada. But this turnaround has been somewhat tarnished by the difficult race at Suzuka last weekend, clearly a track which … Read more

Alonso to use Honda upgrade

October 4, 2016September 29, 2016 by C J Alderson

McLaren driver Fernando Alonso is set to run a new Honda engine during Friday practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix. The Spaniard already faces a 30-place grid penalty for the planned use of new power unit components. This year has been testing for Fernando when it comes to reliability, so the team have decided to … Read more

Honda to copy Ferrari

September 21, 2016September 21, 2016 by The Judge

Honda will be using it’s remaining allocation of upgrade tokens by Malaysia confirms Engine Chief Yusuke Hasegawa. Recently having spent 7 of it’s 10 remaining tokens at Spa, the Japanese manufacturer have decided to follow Ferrari’s suit and use up the last of their upgrades allowed this season. Of course, this means more penalty’s for … Read more

McLaren performance leap

July 22, 2016July 20, 2016 by C J Alderson

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier is keen for the Woking team to turn around their fortunes at the Hungarian grand prix, and extract the full potential of the MP4-31. McLaren struggled for form during the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, however the 2 day in-season test at the same venue enabled them to find some … Read more

#F1 Daily News and Comment: Friday 13th February 2015

April 20, 2015February 13, 2015 by The Judge

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#F1 Daily News and Comment: Tuesday 10th February 2015

May 26, 2015February 10, 2015 by The Judge