Red Bull 表示不會刻意犧牲 Toro Rosso，藉由罰退來幫助 Honda 進行升級，但對於如
果是能幫助團隊長期計畫的機會，則是保持開放態度。
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Christian Horner 對此表示，儘管 Honda 可能嘗試升級，但仍需要和 Toro Rosso 進行
良好的團隊合作。我們並不會為了促使 Honda 進步，而犧牲 Toro Rosso 退出車隊間的
競爭。但顯然地，如果存在獲益的機會，我們也會抱持開放的態度，最終 Toro Rosso 也
將會是受益者。
而自從 Red Bull 宣布決定和 Honda 合作後，Honda 也陸續面臨了許多挑戰。儘管在加
拿大GP 推出升級，但後續在動力上並沒有展現戲劇性的進步，同時也遭遇到一些可靠度
的問題。
但 Horner 對於這個現況則表示，並不擔心。同時認為引擎最終性能之所以無法完全發揮
，是由於賽道特性，導致 Toro Rosso 需要犧牲下壓力所產生的狀況。
「就我們所看到的資訊，以 Austria 和 Silverstone 為例，你可以發現引擎的性能相當
接近我們現在的供應商。可以感受到 Honda 是在正軌上，同時有著明確目標，我們相當
期待和他們合作，並以互助的方式展開這個新關係」 Horner 說道。
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原文連結：
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原文標題：
Red Bull won't "sacrifice" Toro Rosso to help Honda push
原文內文：
Red Bull insists it won't make Toro Rosso "sacrifice" its season through grid
penalties to help Honda push on with updates, but is open to opportunities tha
t could help with long term plans.
With Red Bull eager for Honda to make as much progress as possible before next
year, there is scope for the Japanese manufacturer to push through more engin
e updates in 2018 even though it would meant grid drops for Toro Rosso.
But Red Bull boss Christian Horner says that while there are possibilities for
Honda to be able to trial improvements, he says such moves do need to be bala
nced out with Toro Rosso's need to finish well in the constructors' championsh
ip.
Toro Rosso is currently eighth in the standings, 29 points behind McLaren but
only three ahead of the fast-rising Sauber team.
Speaking about pushing Honda to experiment with new engines at the cost of Tor
o Rosso's campaign, Horner told Motorsport.com: "I don't think we'll be pushin
g them to sacrifice Toro Rosso.
"But obviously there are opportunities to learn for the benefit of the group,
which ultimately Toro Rosso will benefit from as well.
"That's obviously something that remains open, but of course Toro Rosso have g
ot their own fight with the constructors they're competing with, that obviousl
y has significant value to them."
Red Bull's decision to switch to Honda, which came after an encouraging start
to the campaign, was made before questions began emerging about the actual pro
gress the Japanese car manufacturer has made.
An update that was introduced at the Canadian Grand Prix appears not to have d
elivered as dramatic step forward in power as Red Bull may have hoped, and the
re have also been some reliability niggles.
Horner is not worried about the situation, though, and thinks that the ultimat
e performance of the engine has been disguised by track characteristics forcin
g Toro Rosso to sacrifice downforce.
"From what we saw, certainly the last couple of samples – Austria and Silvers
tone – you can see that the performance of the engine is pretty close to wher
e we currently are with our current supplier," said Horner.
"Of course, Toro Rosso have been running varying amounts of downforce at the p
ast couple of venues.
"It feels like Honda are on the right trajectory. They seem to have the right
goals and targets, and we're looking forward to working with them in a much mo
re collaborative manner as we move into this new relationship."