Honda is ramping up its Formula 1 budget for 2020 in an effort to challenge for the world title with Red Bull, according to a report in La Gazzetta dello Sport. The move follows pressure on the Red Bull-Honda alliance from Max Verstappen and his father Jos, who have indicated they could be on the move for 2021. The Italian sports newspaper claims that Honda is investing 140-million on development of its 2020 engine, in order to catch Ferrari and Mercedes. 'The big teams still have an advantage over us,' Honda F1 boss Toyoharu Tanabe told Spain's AS newspaper. La Gazzetta dello Sport also reported that Honda has increased its F1 workforce from 250 people in 2017 to 450 this year. And team...
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