The partnership between Honda and Scuderia Toro Rosso will see the Japanese engine supplier take on more of a leadership role than it did with the McLaren F1 Team, according to Yusuke Hasegawa. McLaren and Honda parted ways at the end of the 2017 Formula 1 season after three seasons together that did not work out as either party had hoped, with no victories or podiums for Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button or Stoffel Vandoorne in that time, with the Woking-based squad now switching to Renault power from 2018. However, Honda has found a new partner in Toro Rosso, and Hasegawa, the head of Honda’s F1 Project, says there will be a lot of work to be done in order to prepare for the 2018 season...
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