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Honda says new F1 engine will be at Mercedes' 2016 level
Honda believes its revamped Formula 1 engine will have reached the level Mercedes was at in 2016 by the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Although the Japanese manufacturer admits its current-spec is not yet a match for where Mercedes was last year, its engine chief Yusuke Hasegawa has faith that developments being planned will ensure a good step in time for Melbourne. When asked if Honda had reached its target of matching Mercedes' 2016 performance, Hasegawa said: "Not at the moment, I think...I don't know how much gain Mercedes has made [with its 2017 engine]. "Of course we are aiming to achieve the top level of the power unit, which is Mercedes at this moment. But we don't...
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