Just prior to learning that he would no longer be the Head of Honda’s F1 Project in 2018, Yusuke Hasegawa said it was a relief that the Japanese engine manufacturers three-year tenure with the McLaren F1 Team is over, and they can now concentrate on their new allegiance with Scuderia Toro Rosso. Two fifth place finishes were the best results McLaren achieved in their three years back with Honda, with the final year seeing them finishing ninth in the Constructors’ Championship, ahead only of the Sauber F1 Team, and it was decided they would leave Honda to partner with Renault for 2018 and beyond. Hasegawa admitted that whilst the relationship was still good with McLaren, there was...
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