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Honda to run dyno tests before Japan decision
Honda will run dyno tests on their new spec engine before making the call on whether to race it in Japan. Although Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley both ran the new specification Honda engine during Friday's practices in Russia, Toro Rosso and their engine partner opted to revert to the older engine on Saturday. They made that decision after seeing some 'unsuitable behaviour' from the power unit. Honda will run tests on the new engine this week before deciding whether to run it in Japan. 'We need to evaluate the test data,' Honda F1 technical director Toyoharu Tanabe explained to Motorsport.com. 'We plan to have a dyno test with the new spec and then we will try to optimise our...
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