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F1 test analysis: Honda deficit hits 10,500km

Honda’s pre-season testing troubles have already left it more than 10,500km behind Formula 1 rival Mercedes, as it faces a mountain to climb to recover lost ground. The Japanese manufacturer’s revised 2017 F1 power unit has faced a spate of performance and reliability issues throughout the two Barcelona tests – where its plight to get miles has not been helped by it only supplying one team. But the extent to which it has fallen behind rival manufacturers is dramatic, looking at the distances covered by the four car-makers over the pre-season testing programme. Mercedes, which has its works team plus Williams and Force India, managed to cover 12,479 kilometres during the two Barcelona...
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