Honda comes out with update: "Work on the power unit is almost complete"

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20:35, 28 Jan 2022

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The Honda engine for 2022 is as good as ready. That's what Honda's Yasuaki Asaki says a month before the winter tests are scheduled. Actually, all that remains to be done is work on the details.

"The work on the power unit is almost complete," Asaki told Motorsport.com. There is still a little tweaking here and there, but the foundation has already been laid at the end of 2021. According to the Honda chief, this was sorely needed, because the Japanese are busy enough. Starting next year, Formula 1 will be driven with different fuels and that takes quite some time.

The F1 cars will be using E10 fuel and the engine reacts differently to this fuel. Asaki explains that it is very important to extensively investigate the engine's reaction to the new fuel. The engine has now been overhauled and changes made to unlock the best performance with the E10 fuel.

Presumably less horsepower

Due to the new fuel, all teams will soon lose about twenty horsepower, according to Helmut Marko recently. Honda will, however, do everything possible to minimize the loss of engine power.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Honda comes out with update: "Work on the power unit is almost complete"

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