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Old 1 Feb 2018, 11:44 (Ref:3797416)   #209
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Originally Posted by Razzzor View Post
We'll find out the truth come March. If McLaren is not up there RB and Ferrari, then it wasn't just the engine. If Toro Rosso is suddenly inside the top 10, then the Honda is pretty decent!
The problem with that logic is that you've got no way of judging how good last years chassis was based on the performance of this years chassis - it'll be a completely different design. So last years may have been brilliant then this year they could have gone down the wrong route and come up with a pig of a car.

The general consensus in all coverage (TV, print, online) seemed to be that the chassis was the strong point of the package and the engine the weak point. Exactly how good the chassis was and how bad the engine was we'll never know for sure (and until there's more than one team running the Honda it'll be hard to judge).
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