Pluses and minuses to Honda's late arrival - Renault
Honda's decision to return to the sport in 2015, one year after this year's new engine regulations have taken hold, comes with positives and negatives, according to rival manufacturer Renault.
This season will see the start of a new era of Formula One engines, with V6 turbos and more powerful Energy Recovery Systems replacing the outgoing V8s. Renault, Ferrari and Mercedes will supply the grid this year, with Honda joining McLaren with a works deal in 2015.
Lotus won't be only team missing first test - Boullier
Lotus boss Eric Boullier is confident his team will not be the only one skipping the opening pre-season test in Jerez at the end of this month.
Last week Lotus revealed it would skip Jerez to allow it to continue to develop the E22 ahead of the second test in Bahrain. With just three weeks of testing available to the teams ahead of the first race and brand new regulations, tyres and engines to understand, Boullier admitted to BBC Sport there were "concerns" but does not think his team will be alone in its decision.
"You will see, we will not be the only team not being in Jerez," he told BBC Sport. "I know this for a fact already.
"We already said a month ago that it is going to be tight. Actually most of the teams agreed it was going to be tight. Then it was a decision we took. It is true the car will not be ready on time, but we will be ready shortly after that - and in some ways, it is not bad because we will have time to watch what the others are doing and nobody will be able to watch what we are doing.
"Remember, this year it is a big regulation change, so everybody will be watching very carefully what the others have done."
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Sutil 'desperate' for first podium
Honda's decision to return to the sport in 2015, one year after this year's new engine regulations have taken hold, comes with positives and negatives, according to rival manufacturer Renault.
This season will see the start of a new era of Formula One engines, with V6 turbos and more powerful Energy Recovery Systems replacing the outgoing V8s. Renault, Ferrari and Mercedes will supply the grid this year, with Honda joining McLaren with a works deal in 2015.
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Lotus boss Eric Boullier is confident his team will not be the only one skipping the opening pre-season test in Jerez at the end of this month.
Last week Lotus revealed it would skip Jerez to allow it to continue to develop the E22 ahead of the second test in Bahrain. With just three weeks of testing available to the teams ahead of the first race and brand new regulations, tyres and engines to understand, Boullier admitted to BBC Sport there were "concerns" but does not think his team will be alone in its decision.
"You will see, we will not be the only team not being in Jerez," he told BBC Sport. "I know this for a fact already.
"We already said a month ago that it is going to be tight. Actually most of the teams agreed it was going to be tight. Then it was a decision we took. It is true the car will not be ready on time, but we will be ready shortly after that - and in some ways, it is not bad because we will have time to watch what the others are doing and nobody will be able to watch what we are doing.
"Remember, this year it is a big regulation change, so everybody will be watching very carefully what the others have done."
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