Honda 2015 F1 Season

[madasafish]

From another forum (non car)

"Honda have confirmed they have fixed the basic problems with the engine recharging and deploying electrical power, they just need to test it on track now for reliability.

So that's the main engine issue fixed, if it proves to be reliable at testing 66/1 and 150/1 on Alonso and Button respectively looks very generous. I've been told fixing the recharging and deployment issue will bring 2s per lap of performance gains on power tracks and around 1s per lap on aero tracks. Obviously we are going to have to wait and see what kind of aero improvements they make. Depending on what improvements Merc and Ferrari make it McLaren could be in for a decent season. "

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[Garyman]

I think Honda rushed the engine last season and were testing and developing it as they went along.

Hopefully they would had more time this time round to do things "properly" as having the likes of Alonso and Button on the payroll wont be cheap

Fingers crossed they'll have a better, more competitive season 

[culzean]

I read that Mclaren designers had not allowed enough space for Honda powerplant so that Honda had to downsize everything to fit in and in doing so lost performance. 

[Garyman]

I read that Mclaren designers had not allowed enough space for Honda powerplant so that Honda had to downsize everything to fit in and in doing so lost performance.

Yeah, Honda had to shoehorn the engine into the space as the design of the car had been done or something like that

[jasonevans]

Well it can't be any worse than last year surely. 

[madasafish]

It will be worse than last year.

Honda are lots of seconds a lap behind.. and their competitors have proven faster designs and will not stand still. Honda has a new design untested in racing..

Their approach is amateurish in the extreme. (They cut investment in F1 to fund their hydrogen fuelled car)