Those pictures are of the 2008 RA808E.godlameroso wrote: ↑04 Feb 2021, 19:37It is not speculation, Honda has stated publicly that they developed a new plating material for pistons and cylinder bores with Koumabou metal corp.
https://serakota.blog.ss-blog.jp/2020-08-27
https://serakota.c.blog.ss-blog.jp/_ima ... 180474.jpg
https://serakota.c.blog.ss-blog.jp/_ima ... 180478.jpg
https://serakota.c.blog.ss-blog.jp/_ima ... 180530.jpg
https://serakota.c.blog.ss-blog.jp/_ima ... 180601.jpg
PS, now that's a gorgeous cylinder hone, I wish there were high res pictures.
Yes, I know, Honda isn't going to show you the current F1 engine for obvious reasons.ispano6 wrote: ↑05 Feb 2021, 04:30Those pictures are of the 2008 RA808E.godlameroso wrote: ↑04 Feb 2021, 19:37It is not speculation, Honda has stated publicly that they developed a new plating material for pistons and cylinder bores with Koumabou metal corp.
https://serakota.blog.ss-blog.jp/2020-08-27
https://serakota.c.blog.ss-blog.jp/_ima ... 180474.jpg
https://serakota.c.blog.ss-blog.jp/_ima ... 180478.jpg
https://serakota.c.blog.ss-blog.jp/_ima ... 180530.jpg
https://serakota.c.blog.ss-blog.jp/_ima ... 180601.jpg
PS, now that's a gorgeous cylinder hone, I wish there were high res pictures.
These really are gorgeous!godlameroso wrote: ↑04 Feb 2021, 19:37It is not speculation, Honda has stated publicly that they developed a new plating material for pistons and cylinder bores with Koumabou metal corp.
https://serakota.blog.ss-blog.jp/2020-08-27
https://serakota.c.blog.ss-blog.jp/_ima ... 180474.jpg
https://serakota.c.blog.ss-blog.jp/_ima ... 180478.jpg
https://serakota.c.blog.ss-blog.jp/_ima ... 180530.jpg
https://serakota.c.blog.ss-blog.jp/_ima ... 180601.jpg
PS, now that's a gorgeous cylinder hone, I wish there were high res pictures.
I'm just pointing it out for others who don't know or realize, since you kind of made it seem that those images were Kumabou plating , which it obviously isn't. The plating indicated by the arrows in those pictures are likely of nickel, cobalt, or titanium, materials that are no longer allowed for those parts.godlameroso wrote: ↑05 Feb 2021, 04:37Yes, I know, Honda isn't going to show you the current F1 engine for obvious reasons.
IIRC, RBR did a lot of in-house work on the Renault V8s. I believe Cyril said so in an interview years ago.Ringleheim wrote: ↑15 Feb 2021, 21:01How much real engineering work is going to be done in-house at Red Bull?
And how much of this is simply a marketing exercise with Honda still doing all the work behind the scenes?
Thank God Mateschitz is committed to sinking a fortune into motor racing.
F1 would be pretty boring right now with only Mercedes and Ferrari as its only key players.
Actually, it's pretty boring even with Red Bull!