Tanabe on Honda engine: "It's really designed to be a new power unit"

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15:04, 26 Mar 2021

Honda boss Toyoharu Tanabe is positive about the all new engine the Japanese manufacturer has come up with this season for Red Bull Racing and Alpha Tauri. The Japanese tempered expectations a little, saying that we will only see the speed of the new power unit during qualifying.

Tanabe happy after test in Bahrain

The tests went very well according to Tanabe. "We did a lot of driving with both teams at the time and that produced a lot of data ," the Japanese is quoted as saying by Formule1.nl . "However, we now need to see how we stand in qualifying and the race this weekend."

"We have developed many new parts and a new concept. It is really designed as a new power unit. I'm talking about the combustion engine and the energy recovery system," Tanabe continued.

From Honda to Red Bull

Tanabe is not able to say much about the new engine project from Honda. Both about how much Honda will remain involved and how many people will move from Honda to Red Bull. He explained that he's not involved in those discussions.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	219
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	169
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	160
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	138
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	128
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	109
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	92
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	68
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	43
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	23
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	2
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
20	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
21	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
22	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Tanabe on Honda engine: "It's really designed to be a new power unit"

Tanabe happy after test in Bahrain

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