Honda was 'on the edge' with cooling

Published on 03 Jul 2019 13:43

By: Fergal Walsh

Honda F1 director Toyoharu Tanabe has revealed that Max Verstappen's engine was on the edge in terms of cooling during the Austrian Grand Prix.

In the last 30 laps of the race in Spielberg, Honda provided Verstappen with extra power as he charged through the field and on his way to take his sixth career win.

However, it also had to mind the engine as the hot temperatures during the race but a big strain on the engines across the field.

It also marked Honda's first since returning as a power unit supplier in 2015 - a feat that surprised Tanabe, who didn't expect to be competitive in Austria.

"We were on the edge on terms of cooling,” he said. “Of course, the high temperatures forced us to save the power unit. We tried to extract as much power as we could.

“I did not [expect to be competitive] like this, be so strong. From the previous races we could see a very strong Mercedes but sometimes we could compete with Ferrari.

"Differently, we showed the strongest performance against them, so I’m a bit surprised."

Having got a race win out of the way, Tanabe affirms that Honda's full focus is on reeling in its rivals, as Mercedes has won every other race so far this year.

"Of course this result encourages the members of our development team, but from the beginning of the season we could really see a big gap to Mercedes and Ferrari," Tanabe said.

"In Austria it was okay; we were strong, but for the next race, I cannot guarantee we’ll be a strong as [Sunday], that we’ll have the same competitiveness compared with the others.

“It means we need to keep pushing very hard, to get the confidence that we are strong and that when we’ll make no mistakes we will win. We want to have that level and need to keep pushing."

cricho

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Honda engeniers and mecanics didnt expect this performance......
Which means ....we will have more suprises from them this year!
Kudos to RBR HONDA for a great win! And making F1 races more fun!
RBR & HONDA are back, lets see how far they can take it.

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Jul 4 2019 - 13:34

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boudy

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Max was told "Mode 11" that's such an motivator for your driver. Honda and Redbull are loving the positivity of the current results. Yes it came together after Mercedes having issues with heat and Ferrari running on older tyres but that's racing.

They will need to push hard an most likely push their PU a bit more. They still need about four of tens in qualifying and maybe half as much in race conditions.

If they can get something more to the team, they will be winning more races this year.
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- Jul 3 2019 - 15:50
- calle.itw
  
  Posts: 8,527
  Indeed, the current spec was likely a slight step up, but it won't do. They'll need at least another upgrade like this this year. They will likely need to take another full PU allocation, so when the time comes, that allocation might aswell be an upgrade.
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  Jul 3 2019 - 17:17
cricho

Posts: 80
Honda engeniers and mecanics didnt expect this performance......
Which means ....we will have more suprises from them this year!
Kudos to RBR HONDA for a great win! And making F1 races more fun!
RBR & HONDA are back, lets see how far they can take it.
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- Jul 4 2019 - 13:34

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