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Honda granted nine engine development tokens

Honda will have nine development tokens to use throughout the 2015 season to upgrade its power unit, the FIA confirmed on Friday. The Japanese manufacturer looked set to start the season with none, following a ruling that it should be treated like its rival manufacturers in their first season. Therefore it would be required to submit a final design for homologation prior to the start of the season, with changes only permitted for reliability improvements. However, a loophole exploited by Ferrari, Renault and Mercedes this season meant they could use their 32 tokens at any time during the year, rather than during the winter as the FIA had originally planned. What are tokens? The power unit...
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