SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) - Three years ago Honda were left embarrassed at the Japanese Grand Prix after McLaren's Fernando Alonso compared the Japanese manufacturer's Formula One power unit to a "GP2 engine".
On Saturday, however, Honda, now supplying engines to Toro Rosso, were celebrating their best combined qualifying result since their return after Brendon Hartley secured sixth place on the starting grid in Suzuka with Pierre Gasly seventh.
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