Mercedes delivered new engines this weekend, but
Honda postponed the decision for another round. This means that for the
French Grand Prix we can expect more reliability and thus more power from the Japanese.
Before the
Azerbaijan Grand Prix Mercedes announced that new engines were being delivered to all teams. Not much can be changed to the engines during the season, but the extra reliability of the new engine will indirectly deliver more power. That is what
Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri missed this weekend.
Extra power from Honda
For example,
Pierre Gasly ran into trouble during the race, losing a lot of speed on the straights according to
Franz Tost. Because of this he couldn't keep
Sebastian Vettel behind him and had to pull out all the stops to secure his third place over
Charles Leclerc. In France, however, the redemption comes.
According to
Auto, Motor und Sport Honda will supply a new engine for AlphaTauri and Red Bull. With improved reliability that will mean that the engine can also be upgraded. For
Max Verstappen and
Sergio Perez that comes in handy, because in France they can use every bit of extra power in the attack on Mercedes.