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Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith
RBR have 244 Constructor's points compared to 223.
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I think that about sums it up. It has barely changed. It has improved a bit, but has it moved them up the championship order? Max has driven better, which for sure helps. The first pole position was at a track where traditionally RBR have been strong regardless of engine, and it's the circuit where the engine means the least.
RBR Honda is far from the disaster of the McLaren Honda. But it hasn't done much to move them up the grid yet. Replaced the engine, stayed about the same? Well, maybe the car is a bigger issue than RBR care to admit. Like a slightly less silly very of McLaren.
Side note: This is another reason the pandering to engine manufacturers is a bad thing. Thanks to these ridiculous expensive engines, the lack of choice of motors makes it harder to judge cars since it takes years for a team to move due to the lack of options.