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STR drivers revert to older specification Honda engine

Toro Rosso drivers Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley have reverted to Honda’s older specification engine for the remainder of the Russian Grand Prix weekend. Honda introduced its newest specification power unit at the Sochi Autodrom, with both Gasly and Hartley trialling the package during Friday’s pair of practice sessions. Gasly put the STR13 into the top 10 by placing eighth, behind only Force India’s Sergio Perez in the midfield pecking order. But Honda has opted to switch both drivers to its older specification for the remainder of the weekend, as it bids to optimise the package for its home event at Suzuka in a week’s time. “Having studied all available...
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