Just one event into 2015 and it appears that Chevrolet has a clear edge over their Honda rivals. The results posted by Honda Performance Development’s (HPD’s) corps of teams at the Firestone Grand Prix of St Petersburg Verizon IndyCar Series season opener are dismaying. The backstory Engine manufacturer Honda, after all, saved this series from extinction when all other engine makers departed after the 2005 season. HPD shouldered the supply side of motive power until Chevrolet re-joined the circuit at the start o the 2012 season, the same time a new Dallara DW12 chassis debuted. During that period, HPD had a remarkable record for speed, safety and for a lack of engine failures. It might...
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