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Old 28 Mar 2015, 09:21 (Ref:3520801)   #39
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Originally Posted by Mike Harte View Post
Although your fundamental argument is correct that the Honda unit would probably have been designed in 2013 or earlier, I am sure that Honda would have had at least one "observer" in place within the McLaren personnel to keep his/their eyes on the Mercedes unit and to report back to Japan.

However, as McLaren, as acknowledged by the team, were always at least one "development" behind Mercedes and other teams using their PSUs, it might be difficult to gauge what if any benefit they might have derived from their observations, and if indeed they would have been able to incorporate any ideas garnered from the Mercedes' units.
In other words they did not gain anything. Are you serious when you assert that Honda had opportunity to gain from McLaren's use of the MB motor? I doubt that Honda would have even seen one in the metal last year.
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