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Honda changing development approach for F1 engine

Honda has changed the way it evaluates developments for its Formula 1 engine, according to its project leader Yusuke Hasegawa. The Japanese manufacturer has had a frustrating first half to its third season in F1, with poor reliability and a lack of power threatening its future with McLaren. Last month, Hasegawa said Honda struggled with correlation between the dyno and the track but now says it has changed its approach with less reliance on dyno results to prove a specification. "We are changing our way of development," he told Motorsport.com. "We're not too much insisting on mono-cylinder [dyno] development. "We can check factors or elements or many concepts with the...
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