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Honda admits to underestimating integration issues

Honda F1 project leader Yusuke Hasegawa has outlined a number of reasons why Honda has been struggling so badly in the beginning of the 2017 Formula One season. He confirmed that lots of problems were not discovered while running on the dynamo meter. It is no secret anymore that even before hitting the actual track, Honda saw on the dyno that its complete power unit package was not delivering what it was designed for. “We conducted some mono-cylinder tests and some experimental tests on other engines, however, when we fired up the complete engine for the first time, we could see it wasn't delivering the durability or performance in accordance with our expectations,” Hasegawa said in an...
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