Orihara on Honda's target to be a top competitor by 2027 or 2028
Honda general trackside manager and chief engineer Shintaro Orihara says the manufacturer hopes to be a “top competitor” again in 2027 or 2028 as it works with Aston Martin on improving its power unit. Orihara said: "It's difficult to say an exact time scale in Formula 1 because our performance is always relative to another competitor. After the summer shutdown, we want to go back to the racing field, and then we are working hard in the factory to bring an even bigger step for 2027, but, again, we should be realistic. So, I think that at the beginning of 2027, maybe we will not have the best of the power units yet, but we will be closer to the top competitor. And then we keep pushing hard to be top competitor, I hope, in 2027 or 2028."
Honda reveals timeline to become a "top competitor" in F1 again
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Stella on McLaren's legacy after 1,000th grand prix
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said leading the team comes with a “significant responsibility” to protect its legacy, after it marked 60 years since its Formula 1 debut and its 1,000th grand prix at this season’s Monaco Grand Prix. Stella said: "It is certainly a significant responsibility, coupled with a sense of pride, which I'm sure is shared by all my colleagues in the team. It is a privilege to lead this team because of what it represents in the history and present of Formula 1, but above all because of the way the team continues to look ahead and tackle challenges: striving every day to be better than yesterday. There's a desire to write new chapters that live up to the tradition we carry on our shoulders, and to do so in true McLaren style."
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Allison on immature regulations driving rapid development rates
Mercedes technical director James Allison says Formula 1’s new regulations are still “immature”, which is driving an unusually rapid development race as teams continue to find big performance gains. Allison said: "One of the defining characteristics of this regulation cycle is just how immature the regulations still are. Development rates are enormous compared to previous years. On the aerodynamic side, the gain rate we're seeing in the wind tunnel is roughly six or seven times greater than it was last season. It's roughly half a second every couple of months, which is a very significant rate of progress."
Mercedes: Frantic F1 development pace sparked by ‘immature rules'
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