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Honda hopes new spec engine will cure vibration issues

Honda thinks it will only be able to completely cure the vibration issues that have dogged its early season running when its updated Formula 1 engine gets introduced in the next month or so. The Japanese car manufacturer is working on an improved power unit, which should be ready around the time of the Canadian Grand Prix, to help cure its lack of power. However, Honda F1 chief Yusuke Hasegawa says that the update will also address the vibration problems that it has suffered since pre-season testing. One of the consequences of the vibration issues is that it has affected the engine’s upshifts – which has a knock-on affect on power and driveability coming out of corners. Fernando Alonso...
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