Outgoing Honda boss Yusuke Hasegawa believes they and new partners Scuderia Toro Rosso can hit the ground running, thanks to the Japanese engine manufacturer sticking with the same engine concept in 2018. However, Hasegawa says Honda will resort to the backup of their 2017 engine if issues affect the 2018 specification power unit, particularly if problems arise during pre-season testing as they did ahead of the problematic final season with the McLaren F1 Team. An oil system problem left them on the back foot at the beginning of 2017 but there were improvements right through the season, and McLaren began to become regular points scorers at the end of the year, and Hasegawa hopes the...
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