Taffin: Nothing will replace the track for Honda

Will Honda arrive at an advantage in 2015 by benefiting from an additional year of preparation on its 6l V1.6 turbo/hybrid? If some are convinced, others like Rémi Taffin have more nuanced comments. The Japanese engine manufacturer will return next year with McLaren and will have a whole season to observe the competition and optimize their preparation. “You can argue both ways,” declared the engineer of Viruses-Châtillon on ESPN F1. “They will have one more year to study the engine and they might come up with a much more developed engine, but we are also developing our engine for 2015 and it is very similar. It’s just a question of resources because they don’t have to focus on 2014 and are fully focused on 2015.”

Rémi Taffin nevertheless wishes to emphasize that Renault, Ferrari et Mercedes will be able to acquire much more precise data by participating in the 2014 season while Honda will have to be content with the dyno and winter tests. “They will not have car who will ride and that can only be a disadvantage. Even if you have the best at the factory, it is always on the single-seater that you validate everything you have studied during the winter and over the last three or four years. »