Max Verstappen has revealed how Red Bull will plan to avoid the same fate that befell McLaren when they switch to using Honda power units in 2019. Honda returned to Formula 1 with McLaren in 2015, but a lack of power and reliability led to a messy divorce for 2018. McLaren's dropping of Honda oddly mirrors Red bull's situation, as they plan to take on the Japanese engines next year, having dropped Renault – the manufacturer McLaren switched to. McLaren's move has not paid off, with Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne fighting just to get out of Q1 in recent months, while Red Bull have fought with Mercedes and Ferrari with the same PU on board. Verstappen pointed to the technical...
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