Honda Has an Upgraded Engine for McLaren to Run at Spa This Weekend

From Road & Track

After spending the summer break working on improvements, Honda has announced a significant upgrade for its engine ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix. The upgrade requires Honda to spend seven of its 10 remaining tokens, but it's expected to increase the overall efficiency of the power unit, as well as increasing power.

Autosport reports that Honda's main focus was on improving combustion efficiency, while additional improvements have been made to the turbocharger. This update follows a similar improvement Honda made ahead of the British Grand Prix last month.

Despite the improved engines, neither Fernando Alonso nor Jenson Button are expected to see a large impact on lap times. Instead, Honda hopes the upgrade will set it up better for a more-successful 2017.

Unfortunately for Honda, it's struggled to compete ever since it returned to F1. That's made it difficult to convince anyone other than McLaren to use its engines. And while we don't doubt that Honda's working hard to improve as much as it can, it's going to take a major leap forward to match Mercedes next season.