When Red Bull Racing announced that it was splitting from engine providers Renault and moving to Honda in 2019, many in the paddock expected the team to fall flat on its face. Honda had only just ended a disastrous three-year partnership with McLaren, who finished the 2017 season last-but-one in the constructors championship. While Red Bull boss Christian Horner always had confidence in the Japanese manufacturer to come good this year, even he's surprised by how quickly the success had come for the new alliance. "The partnership with Honda has worked tremendously well," Horner told Autosport magazine this week. "From the first race and the podium in Melbourne."...
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