With McLaren announcing that they’d be switching to Renault power, Honda’s time in F1 looked like it was over.
At the 11th hour, one team decided to give Honda another chance, with Franz Tost from Torro Rosso keen to roll the dice. Honda F1 project leader Masashi Yamamoto admitted that it was Tost that inspired his team to keep going. Unlike McLaren, Toro Rosso encouraged Honda to be innovative in its approach and allowed the engine provider more room to make changes.
The deal involved complex wrangling on Red Bull and Renault’s part. Renault were engine suppliers to both Toro Rosso and the primary Red Bull Racing team, while Toro Rosso’s driver,was eyeing a switch. But with the Spaniard allowed to move to Renault, the pathway for a Honda engine in the back of the Toro Rosso was cleared.
The results were self-explanatory, with Toro Rosso Honda finishing fourth in just their second start at the 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix. After a promising season, it was confirmed that Honda would get the gig to supply engines to both “A” and “B” teams, with Red Bull Racing welcoming the Japanese manufacturer onboard.Things kept improving for Honda and Red Bull over time, especially in terms of reliability.
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