Honda F1 chief Toyoharu Tanabe hailed Pierre Gasly’s result at the Bahrain Grand Prix as the engine supplier captured its highest finish since 2008. Gasly emerged as comfortably the lead midfield runner in both qualifying and race trim, setting the sixth-best time across one lap, which netted him fifth on the grid. From there, the Frenchman maintained position at the start and moved into fourth place later on when Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen retired. Gasly preserved the place through to the chequered flag, and it marked Honda’s best result in the sport in almost a decade, when Rubens Barrichello took a podium at the 2008 British Grand Prix. It did not finish higher than...
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