Verstappen delighted with Honda communication

We’ve speculated enough about whether the Honda power unit will be competitive in 2019 and how good the Red Bull car will be this year and this weekend we’ll find out and get an idea of how the season is going to go.

Everything we hear out of Red Bull and Honda has been positive, with Max Verstappen the latest to reveal his satisfaction with the Japanese manufacturer.

Verstappen will be hoping that the switch from Renault engines will allow him to add to his tally of five wins and potentially challenge for his first title.

Verstappen said: "Working together with the Honda engineers was really nice and pleasant because they knew exactly what I was talking about.

"We really understood each other, the communication felt very easy going.

"That is very important for the season ahead, especially in critical conditions in the race when you don’t have a lot of time to decide."