Jun.20 Toro Rosso will not lose its works status now that senior team Red Bull has signed up to also be powered by Honda engines from 2019. That is the news from Honda's F1 general manager Masashi Yamamoto, following Tuesday's official announcement. Toro Rosso, a smaller team, has been revelling in its so-called 'works' status this year, but from 2019 might be seen as little more than a customer or secondary partner. But Yamamoto insisted: "We'll supply the same specification to both Red Bull and Toro Rosso. "From a manufacturer's point of view, it doesn't make sense to identify either team as either works or customer as current regulations oblige us to supply the same power...
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