carisi2k wrote: ↑23 May 2018, 03:45
I think the Renault and Honda numbers are wrong. If the Honda was further away from Mercedes and Ferrari then how did Toro Rosso get that result in Bahrain. Don't give me low downforce or low drag crap because to do well at Bahrain requires good traction and downforce out of the slow corners.
I think the Honda numbers are being skewed by the amazing Red Bull RB14 chassis making the Renault look much better then it actually is. I believe that with the Honda engine the Red Bull would have achieved the same results if not better ones then they currently have. I think the STR13 chassis and it's drivers have not given Honda a true indication of where they are. I think they should put Max back in the Toro Rosso for a test session or a race for punishment just to see where the Honda truly is.
Hard to say. Honda have been open about their energy management being below par in the first races, and only now are they starting to get the hang of it. They have also openly admitted they are 4th, but only just, in the rankings.
The numbers in the media I don't believe, but I do think they are damn close in race trim. And I do believe Honda, in qualifying where the energy recovery is not a priority, is more powerful than the Renault.