The data harvested by Toro Rosso over the Canadian Grand Prix weekend will make for interesting reading for Red Bull, given their plan to make a decision on their 2019 engine choice around the time of the Austrian Grand Prix at the end of June. Gasly’s team mate Brendon Hartley was clocked the fastest through the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve’s speed trap during Free Practice 1 – encouraging, given that Fernando Alonso’s fastest speed trap reading in his Honda-powered McLaren at the 2017 race was some 16mph slower than the top speed of Sebastian Vettel, a situation Alonso called “dangerous” at the time. “I overtook the Haas, I overtook the Force India on the straight, which is the first time this year, so for me it's looking good, promising.” “I think Honda did a really good step in terms of performance,” he added. In terms of battery as well, in terms of energy management, it's better.
With a decision looming for the former world champions on whether they should continue with Renault power or make the switch to Honda for 2019, Pierre Gasly’s drive up the order from 19th on the grid would no doubt have caught Christian Horner and Helmut Marko’s attention – as would the Frenchman’s assessment that the Japanese manufacturer had made a ‘really good step’ with their power unit in Montreal.Īsked to specify where he felt the updated Honda power unit had performed better compared to the old one, Gasly replied simply: "Everything. An 11th place finish for Toro Rosso wouldn’t normally be food for thought for their sister team, Red Bull.
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