Honda to take cautious approach to upgrades in Canada

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11:58, 02 Jun 2018

Honda will take a more cautious approach to introducing their upgrades at the Canadian Grand Prix. Honda technical director Toyoharu Tanabe has prioritised reliability over immediate performance and is weary of any failures that could occur.

Speaking to Motorsport.com, Tanabe said he was pleased with how the season had gone so far but was mindful that reliability issues that plagued Honda when they were with McLaren could change all that.

"So far it (reliability) looks stable but I think we need to be careful not push too hard on the performance. We need balance.

"We have a lot of things to do and not many short-term solutions, most are long-term. (If) we develop something and then apply it to the engine, we need to have a reliability test.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	171
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	131
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	125
4	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	80
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	79
6	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	79
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	73
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	42
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	30
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	16
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Honda to take cautious approach to upgrades in Canada

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