James Key is hoping that Honda’s 2018 power unit will be reliable from the first lap of pre-season testing, as he reckons that will make a huge difference on Toro Rosso’s season.

This year Red Bull’s junior team will run Honda power after signing with the Japanese manufacturer as their sole customer.

It is a move that is shrouded in uncertainty given Honda’s wretched reliability last season when they powered McLaren.

As such Key acknowledges that his biggest desire is for the Honda power unit to be reliable from the get-go.

The Toro Rosso tech chief told RACER: “I think it makes a huge difference.

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