"In related news; Approximately 2 hours before McClaren made their Renault announcement, F1 superstar Fernando Alonso signed a 2 year deal with Toro Rosso....."
-Reliable Source (c)(tm)
e34 540i/6 :: e30 M62/6 :: e30 318is :: c5 Z06
And lo and behold:
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13...ith-toro-rosso
I'll believe when I see it.
IIRC, Honda's actually been taking the assistance of Mario Illien (Ilmor) seriously. I have a feeling that the PU will become better. A large step has been made with the ERS - which was a huge problem previously in not being able to retrieve/store/use the electical energy necessary for a full lap - thus they had to tone down their ERS. Also fuel consumption but at the next release I believe they will have a pre-combustion chamber much like Merc and Ferrari. This should help with fuel burning and therefore consumption.
It's not just engines that make for podium challenges - the chassis has to be sorted too. Thus I don't think STR will be fighting for podiums next year - they may move higher up the midfield but I think podiums are a huge ask.
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