Asaki interview - -
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Honda PU development manager Asaki 2018 summary: constant evaluation to steady progress. Combined with Red Bull F1 2019 confidence confined to 3 units
Yasuaki Asaki, who is in charge of developing Honda F1's power unit at Honda Technology Institute HRD Sakura in Sakura City, Tochigi Prefecture since the 2018 season, has made a high evaluation that things have progressed almost as planned in the past year , Confidence to the 2019 season when the partnership with Red Bull began.
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In December 2017 one year from now, Honda reformed the organization for 2018. Until then, he was abbreviated as a general manager who was concurrently responsible for the site while directing the development of the laboratory, separating development from the site. Toyuji Tanabe, Technical Director, was appointed to the site. And the executive officer Yasuaki Asaki was supposed to command development at HRD Sakura.
Both Tanabe and Asaki are members who know the second term of Honda F1. This time I looked back on Honda's 2018 season, which was the fourth year since I returned to Asaki Executive Officer.
- First of all, please give a frank impression after the 2018 season.
"It was hard work but it was almost within my expectation"
-What is Asaki-san's attention to be going to take the command of F1 in HRD Sakura?
"First of all, let's settle down, we knew that we were doing something that it was useless until 2017. But even if we threw away everything, that would be a start from scratch.Well then, I can not catch up after years even if I introduce a new concept to catch up at once, various troubles occur along with that, and I can be chased by that response. "
"So we decided to fight first with power units based on something that we are currently doing and we will make the next development in the meantime.When we steadily evolve it will speed up the development as a result.Changes in this way I think that he was successful as it is. "
Well, in specifications spec 1 is a developed form from 2017?
"Spec 1 is the Keep Concept of 2017. While fighting the opening battle with spec 1 that increased reliability, we were making the next development progress."
■ Frequent occurrence of troubles in specifications 2 and 3, confidence to survive by 3 units per year in 2019
I introduced specs 2 at the Canadian Grand Prix in June and at the Russian Grand Prix in September, but I was troubled by the trouble.
"The troubles of specs 1 and 2 were parts that were not enough for the parts in the power unit (PU), and that part broke."
"So rather than the basic problem of PU, it was a trouble that occurred because we were not able to see weak parts that were partly in place, and after the improvement there is not the same trouble."
Even in the case of troubles 3, trouble occurred ... ....
"The troubles that came out at spec 3 are the Toro Rosso / Honda, thinking about the Constructors' Championship, and in order to get points, although there was some concern, the engine which was developing at the laboratory was developed It happened because I decided to use it. "
"Although there was a risk, there was a merit that using that engine would also lead to development in 2019. Experience on how to control the engine with higher power than ever, how to set it up and run it up on site Judging that it will lead to the future, I decided to introduce it by consensus of Honda and Toro Rosso "
- What if you score yourself for the 2018 season?
"If you score points individually, you can do as planned almost, so you can do as planned from 70 to 80, but you still can not see the path that stands in the middle of the podium."
- I will also join Red Bull in 2019. Reliability improved in 2018, but still we used eight power units. How do you think about reliability?
"There were problems with two drivers using eight engines in 2018, but there were strategic exchanges to replace the engine if this preliminary ranking is ranked"
"Since Red Bull is expected to be in front of the preliminary ranking, I do not intend to do such a strategy in 2019. So for 2019 we intend to overcome within the regulation of three a year through the season is"
The supply of power units to the Red Bull is hoping for great expectations.
"If you say that there is no anxiety, you will be lying, but because you are worried, now is the time to solidify your feet and steadily advance development, even if your opponent becomes Red Bull There is no reason to change them I believe that I can go there so much if I do it out. "
Both two wheels and Honda Jet. Honda F1, the 2018 system was all-out warfare by the whole company -
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before the opening of the season, Asaki said," Because I am a beast, I become a beast beast, that kind of living I can make a good youngster active. "
Specifically, how did you achieve it? Yamamoto Motorsports director says it is like losing the zoo's cage and allowing all animals to freely move and freak.
"If HRD Sakura is a zoo, since Asaki is a fierce animal, I do not like having my moving area fixed, I do not like going into the fence.So it's been a lion or a monkey so far, It was a feeling that we released all that each animal could move only in each cage and released it "You see the whole zoo and work!" Previously, "You are this cage So do not get out of here and do your best in this area "to say" Do not use the whole zoo! "
