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Marko: "Red Bull learning Japanese in 2018"

Published on 21 Mar 2018 12:23
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By: Rob Veenstra

Dr Helmut Marko has hinted strongly that Red Bull is giving serious consideration to a switch to Honda power for 2019. Currently, the Austrian outfit is weighing up between staying with Renault or moving to the Japanese manufacturer.

Already for 2018, Red Bull decided to install Honda engines at its second team, Toro Rosso. "We let Honda explain everything they wanted to change for this year," Marko told Bild newspaper. "That convinced us. I am even learning a few Japanese words, especially so that we can have dinner together in the evenings."

Some worry that while Red Bull Racing makes arguably F1's best chassis, it is Renault power that will stop the team from winning the 2018 title. "Red Bull has taken a step, but it takes a lot of money and energy to reach Mercedes," Frits van Amersfoort, Max Verstappen's junior series boss, told Het Laatste Nieuws.

"It is mainly about Renault and what it can do with the engine, and I'm pretty sceptical. I do not believe the euphoria that arose after the Barcelona tests. 16 million Dutch think Max is going to be world champion, but we'll only find out in Australia," he added. (GMM)

boudy

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And now we are 18 hours from the start of fp1. ...

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Mar 22 2018 - 07:17

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siggy74

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More like learning japanese to say the following to them , rofl

あなたのエンジンはgp2エンジンです。私たちはこの翼を与えることはできません
Anata no enjin wa gp 2 enjindesu. Watashitachi wa kono tsubasa o ataeru koto wa dekimasen

your engine is a gp2 engine. we cannot give this wings
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- Mar 21 2018 - 13:33
boudy

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より多くのように、ロンが残ってからmcLarenは同じではありません。
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- Mar 21 2018 - 15:33
calle.itw

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I mean, why not? Its a fun language to learn for sure, but Sakura should have people who understand English well. So I hope they do this just for the funsies, and not because its called for. Sadly, the Japanese dont tend to be very well versed in other languages, so its probably in part the latter.
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- Mar 21 2018 - 16:55
- Hepp
  
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  I beg to differ, spoken/written English is taught, as a second language, in almost all schools in Japan. Here in Canada we learn English and French.
  Were you able to pick up a different language?
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  Mar 21 2018 - 23:36
- calle.itw
  
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  Naturally, about 90% of us Swedes are more or less fluent in English, and I've learned German aswell. Currently Im also taking courses in Japanese, fittingly enough
  
  I know they teach kids English in Japan, however the older generations are generally not very skilled with it, and prefer Japanese if possible. Its like with may French people: they know English, but prefer French.
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  Mar 22 2018 - 06:23
- boudy
  
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  And now we are 18 hours from the start of fp1. ...
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  Mar 22 2018 - 07:17