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Villeneuve: Toro Rosso Switching To Honda 'A Big Gamble'

Former Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve says Scuderia Toro Rosso could pay the price for their switch to Honda engines in the future. Honda will split from their current customer Mclaren Honda Formula 1 Team, after three years of disappointing performances. But the Japanese manufacturer will move to Toro Rosso as their sole engine supplier for the 2018 season and beyond. The Woking based team will run Renault engines from the 2018 onward. Honda will provide free engines to Toro Rosso as part of the deal, where McLaren received $100 million per year from the supplier. Despite the switch, 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve told Autosport.com that he doesn't understand why the...
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