Red Bull can expect better performance from their Honda engines at this weekend's French Grand Prix but Pierre Gasly has played down hopes of a big step up in front of his home crowd. Honda are introducing a new specification engine, their second upgrade in eight races, at Le Castellet for Gasly and Dutch teammate Max Verstappen as well as Toro Rosso's Russian Daniil Kvyat. Kvyat will take a grid penalty for exceeding his season's engine allocation, with Thai teammate Alexander Albon staying with the old specification to avoid both Toro Rosso drivers taking a drop. 'We have a new, third spec Honda,' Gasly told reporters on Thursday. 'The last was more on the reliability side, this one will...
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