I think AM is as much to blame as Honda. Imagine if instead of the Honda engine it was a Merc engine. You would never blame it on Merc, you’d blame it on AM (unless Merc was having the same issues). We don’t actually know whose fault it is. Maybe Honda made an engine that vibrates too much, maybe AM made a chassis that can’t handle the engine.
IMO it’s a bad look on Newey because AM is on this together with Honda. Not sharing the blame just strains the relationship.
And Newey just came from a team that has used Honda engines (although very different ones) for the last couple of years.
Though given what has been said about Gasly’s history with Newey at RBR, we maybe shouldn’t be surprised that he’s not saying “my bad, my design is partly to blame”.
I think AM is as much to blame as Honda. Imagine if instead of the Honda engine it was a Merc engine. You would never blame it on Merc, you’d blame it on AM (unless Merc was having the same issues). We don’t actually know whose fault it is. Maybe Honda made an engine that vibrates too much, maybe AM made a chassis that can’t handle the engine.
IMO it’s a bad look on Newey because AM is on this together with Honda. Not sharing the blame just strains the relationship.
And Newey just came from a team that has used Honda engines (although very different ones) for the last couple of years.
Though given what has been said about Gasly’s history with Newey at RBR, we maybe shouldn’t be surprised that he’s not saying “my bad, my design is partly to blame”.