News Details

Honda reliability a concern, not performance - Dennis

McLaren aren't concerned by the performance of Honda's new hybrid-V6 engine, but they are about the reliability of the unit which is currently an unknown. Chairman Ron Dennis was coy when asked about the power output, but described it as "impressive" despite rumours to the contrary and said Honda's biggest challenge was to design a reliable engine. "The challenge for our partner Honda is hitting dates and reliability," said the Briton. "The performance is pretty impressive but of course I can't share [the figures] with you." The team tested the power unit during a filming day at Silverstone and then again a few weeks later in Abu Dhabi where they completed just...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Honda in discussion with FIA over development rule

The FIA recently confirmed that in-season engine development could go...
10y ago from TheF1Times.com

Korean entry simply a bargaining chip for fifth engine

The inclusion of Korea on the provisional 2015 calendar raised some...
10y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

FIA to reconsider Honda 'freeze' ruling

The FIA could be set to rethink its decision to leave Honda outside of...
10y ago from F1Zone.net

Lauda urges caution over F1 power units

Niki Lauda believes any changes to the current power unit regulations...
10y ago from Crash.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Marco Bezzecchi reveals cause of ‘disappointing’...

Marco Bezzecchi revealed “braking more softly” may have been the...

German GP signs deal to remain on MotoGP calendar...

The organisers of the German GP have announced that the race will remain...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Ed Carpenter Racing to build new IndyCar headquarters...

Ed Carpenter Racing announced on Tuesday that it will begin building a...

Alex Palou opens ‘all the options’ in Ganassi’s...

Alex Palou won his seventh IndyCar race of the season on Sunday,...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Revealed: Why Arteta has been pushing for surprise...

Arsenal feel they have got a good price for Noni Madueke, with Mikel...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Report: Arsenal beat Liverpool and Manchester City to...

Arsenal look set to win the race for one of England’s most talked-about...
1h ago from FreshArsenal.com

'Excellent work' – Andrea Berta praised as...

Arsenal director Andrea Berta has been praised by Charles Watts for his...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal looking to offload multiple players this...

Arsenal are reportedly ready to sell at least five players this summer,...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.