Ricciardo admits Honda deal "attractive to Red Bull" after Gasly success

Pierre Gasly and Toro Rosso have been rightly praised since their incredible fourth place finish in Bahrain.Pierre Gasly and Toro Rosso have been rightly praised since their incredible fourth place finish in Bahrain.

The Frenchman began the race in P5 after an impressive qualifying and Lewis Hamilton’s grid penalty and turned that into a deserved 12 points on Sunday.

Toro Rosso are using Honda engines for the first season, switching from Renault during the winter.

McLaren endured three difficult years with Honda power units, suffering several engine problems, but things have been much more positive for Toro Rosso, and Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo has been impressed.

“I mean, it’s helping their chances of looking attractive to Red Bull,” the Australian said. “But those engine discussions, you know, don’t involve us drivers but I’m aware there could be some changes next year.

There has been widespread speculation that Red Bull may follow their feeder team and take on the Honda engines for 2019, especially as relationships with long-term supplier Renault have appeared to be strained in recent seasons.