Sauber has a "vision" with Honda deal
- Published on 08 Jun 2017 15:42
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- By: Fergal Walsh
Sauber announced at the end of April that they would be receiving power units from Honda in 2017. Sauber's recent financial problems were perhaps shown when they announced last year that their 2017 car would run with year old Ferrari power.
Next season, they will return to up-to-date power as Japanese manufacturer Honda has agreed a deal with the Swiss team, for a reported much lower price. Honda currently provides units to McLaren, however, that relationship is currently on a tight-rope with McLaren stating they are giving Honda 90 days to sort their issues.
Team principal at Sauber Monisha Kaltenborn told GPUpdate: "It's very important. We have here the vision, the joint vision. This should develop into a very comprehensive, strategic, technological partnership. Of course, to begin with, we will focus on the power unit supply, but we do hope with the kind of expertise we have in the house, the know-how we have, that we can find other areas to collaborate with such a big company as Honda is."
Honda will sort their problems
Amid the struggles of Honda, Kaltenborn admits that she understands fans' concerns over the deal: "Well, of course, I can understand it if you see where they are today. But things in Formula 1 move very quickly; no one knows what's going to be in one month, let alone at the end of the year, or rather when we start testing next year.
"Knowing the size of Honda, their capabilities, their determination, I'm absolutely convinced that they are going to get on top of their problems. It will be a whole new chapter when it comes to next year's engine."
Fergal Walsh
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Replies (3)
Login to replyJoeGreen84
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win for sauber getting a 2018 unit at a reduced price with most of the development work done by another team. honda just have to deliver. but they have been saying that for a while now and havnt really delivered much
mcbhargav
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our vision: "to make money, however small it may be".
calle.itw
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I edited it to better reflect Kaltenborn's truest desires: "Money is very important. We have here the money, the joint money. This bill should develop into a very comprehensive, strategic, technological kind of money. Of course, to begin with, we will focus on the money supply, but we do hope with the kind of moneygrabbing we have in the house, the money we have, that we can find other areas to earn money with such a big company as Honda is. Money."