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Originally Posted By: Brad_C
Originally Posted By: A_Harman
They also said that one of the other backmarker teams (Sauber?) may switch to Honda power units.
The Sky coverage seemed to state that was a done deal. Apparently Honda always wanted another team but under Ron Dennis, McLaren had them handcuffed. It'll be interesting to see what ERS Sauber use as McLaren insisted on pairing their own with the Honda donk. Also, credible rumours "one" of the current engine manufacturers has started to share secret sauce with Honda to help them come up to speed. All the scuttlebutt points to Merc but nobody will confirm nor deny.
As was painfully evident on the weekend Renault still have a ways to go to catch up. Nice to see someone giving Merc a run for their money though.
I reckon Ricciardo should give Webber his car back.
McLaren will be back. Heck they still supply *all* of the ECUs for the entire field, it's not like they don't have the pedigree.
My understanding is that the sharing of secret sauce is not a mfr. sharing their specific tech., rather allowing Honda to use Mahle.
Originally Posted By: A_Harman
They also said that one of the other backmarker teams (Sauber?) may switch to Honda power units.
The Sky coverage seemed to state that was a done deal. Apparently Honda always wanted another team but under Ron Dennis, McLaren had them handcuffed. It'll be interesting to see what ERS Sauber use as McLaren insisted on pairing their own with the Honda donk. Also, credible rumours "one" of the current engine manufacturers has started to share secret sauce with Honda to help them come up to speed. All the scuttlebutt points to Merc but nobody will confirm nor deny.
As was painfully evident on the weekend Renault still have a ways to go to catch up. Nice to see someone giving Merc a run for their money though.
I reckon Ricciardo should give Webber his car back.
McLaren will be back. Heck they still supply *all* of the ECUs for the entire field, it's not like they don't have the pedigree.
My understanding is that the sharing of secret sauce is not a mfr. sharing their specific tech., rather allowing Honda to use Mahle.