XPB Images Honda is willing to risk reliability in search of major performance gains as it ponders its next power unit update. McLaren enjoyed a run of reaching Q3 at three consecutive races from Spain to Canada, but finished 11th in both Montreal and Baku despite a turbo upgrade delivering a step forward in performance. Honda head of F1 project Yusuke Hasegawa says reliability considerations are taken into account when searching for the next upgrade, but will not prevent Honda introducing any developments which provide clear progress in terms of power. “Actually at this moment I do care but I don’t care too much about the reliability," Hasegawa said. "If we have...
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