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Pierre Gasly has admitted that he was satisfied with how Toro Rosso's first week of testing went. The Red Bull junior outfit is competing with Honda engines this year, after the Japanese manufacturer parted ways with McLaren last season.
Honda's engines in the hybrid era of F1 have proven to lack both speed and reliability. However, they suffered no issues during the first week of running from Barcelona, and even topped the lap count out of all of the teams with 324.
"I think it's really positive," said the Frenchman. "We didn't have any issues with the engine, which is always great, and hopefully we can carry on like this."I think it's really satisfying to have done so many laps. It's only the second day for me testing in the car, fourth day for the team, so we're still learning many things about the car."
Gasly admits that there is still some work to do, but the partnership is working smoothly: "Toro Rosso is working really hard with Honda in terms of communication to have the best package possible.
"We have a common target. We are working as a team altogether, not as two different teams. There are still a few things we need to improve, I guess like every team. But so far, it's been great working with them. They are pushing really hard. That is always nice."
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Maybe it's todo with the installation of the engine combined with improvements Honda has done. Towards the end with mcLaren I got the impression that mcLaren were doing anything to blaim the Honda PU. The size 0 and restrictions that were imposed on Honda might have been more of an issue impactin... [Read more]