Honda Motorsports 本部長 山本雅史 近期接受 motorsport.com 訪問提到，接下來的比
賽會開始為 2019 賽季做準備。
https://i.imgur.com/KgNkwvT.jpg
目前 Toro Rosso 的兩台 STR13 皆已超過 PU 配額限制，代表 Honda 可能會在俄羅斯GP
推出大升級，以避免在自家主場日本GP遭受罰退。
但若本周的俄羅斯GP沒推出更新版，則推測會和 Toro Rosso 在美國GP一同推出更新版 P
U 及車體相關套件。
原文標題：
Honda plans 2019 experiments in remaining races
原文連結：
https://goo.gl/yBz25L
原文：
Honda's motorsport boss wants to see the manufacturer implement experimental F
ormula 1 engine parts over this season's remaining grand prix weekends, in pre
paration for 2019.
The Japanese company introduced an upgraded internal combustion engine back in
June and is readying one final engine upgrade before the end of 2018, ahead o
f supplying the Red Bull works team next year.
Masashi Yamamoto, general manager of Honda's motorsport division, told Motorsp
ort.com his company will be experimenting before the end of this year.
"Towards the end of the season, and as a preparation for next year, there will
be opportunity that we can try something on the actual track," he said.
"We want to do that kind of trial and error, using this opportunity in the sec
ond half of the season."
Honda has used many components this season across both Toro Rosso drivers, mai
nly for tactical reasons, so a fresh combustion engine, turbocharger or energy
recovery system part will result in a grid penalty.
That means it would be logical to introduce any major upgrade this weekend in
Russia, to avoid it being forced to take grid penalties for its home grand pri
x in Japan next week.
Alternatively, Honda could delay a bigger upgrade further to coincide with Tor
o Rosso's planned car upgrades for the United States Grand Prix in late Octobe
r.
While major component changes are the most obvious forms of engine upgrades, t
he manufacturers can find gains by introducing new ancillary parts, for exampl
e in the pursuit of more efficiency or less weight.
Red Bull motorsport advisor Dr Helmut Marko recently boasted that Honda has un
equalled resource in F1.
Although it has struggled to unleash that properly since returning to F1 with
McLaren in 2015, Honda's improved reliability and performance with Toro Rosso
this year has played a key role in convincing Red Bull it should finally end i
ts fractious relationship with Renault.
Big results have been sparse this season with Toro Rosso but Honda did secure
fourth in Bahrain, its best finish since its return.
That result, and the wider confidence Red Bull has in this iteration of Honda,
is largely thanks to an overhaul of its management structure.
Yusuke Hasegawa stepped aside at the end of 2017 and his responsibilities were
split between Toyoharu Tanabe, Honda's new trackside technical director, and
Yasuaki Asaki, who is heading up the Sakura research-and-development programme
.
Yamamoto said: "We have changed our organisation for this year and clarified t
he operation trackside and the development role.
"There are two main buildings. We've strengthened both functions, and have str
ong leaderships on each side in Tanabe and Asaki.
"So, including our facility, we are in a better form than before."