News Details

Honda Evaluating their Options as Hartley Edges Closer to Grid Penalty

Honda technical director Toyoharu Tanabe says the Japanese engine manufacturer are looking into their options after Brendon Hartley moved closer to a grid penalty following another engine change during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend. The New Zealander crashed heavily during final practice at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya when he touched the grass entering turn nine and hit the barriers, with the car missing Qualifying as a result of the damage, but his Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda mechanics were forced into a change of his engine. Hartley started the race with a new internal combustion engine, MGU-H, MGU-K, turbocharger, control electronics and energy store, as well as a new gearbox, but...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Hartley already on brink of engine penalty after FP3...

Even though Toro Rosso managed to salvage the chassis of Brendon...
7y ago from GPBlog.com

Revised Spanish Grand Prix grid

Sergey Sirotkin and Brendon Hartley make up the final row on the Spanish...
7y ago from PlanetF1.com

Honda facing tough debate over Hartley's engine

Honda is debating whether to delay Brendan Hartley’s engine...
7y ago from GPBlog.com

Hartley believes points are possible despite practice...

Brendon Hartley is targetting points in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix...
7y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Jonathan Rea explains why ‘mental management’ will...

Jonathan Rea believes Toprak Razgatlioglu's chances of success in MotoGP...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Kalle Rovanpera returns to WRC with Subaru

Double WRC Champion Kalle Rovanpera is set to return to the WRC next year...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Southampton vs Arsenal team news LIVE!

No description available...
42m ago from SkySports.com

Arsenal to bid for game-changer forward after 10 goals...

Anthony Gordon has been linked with a move away from Newcastle United at...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arteta captivated, Arsenal confident of landing £40m...

Arsenal are interested in signing the Norwegian winger Jens Petter Hauge...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Man United told they must 'overpay' after 'informal...

Myles Lewis-Skelly has been linked with a move away from Arsenal at the...
10h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Fernando Alonso reveals adorable new baby name

Two-time F1 champion Fernando Alonso has revealed... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com

Aston Martin get F1 lifeline as FIA ruling gives crisis...

Further clarity has been offered on F1's new... Read More »
22m ago from GPFans.com

Tsunoda ‘not giving up’ on F1 as ‘anything can...

In the high-stakes, musical-chairs reality of the... Read More »
2h ago from F1i.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.