Honda Performance Development president Art St. Cyr has admitted that Chevrolet has improved its engine sufficiently to ensure that the Japanese manufacturer no longer has the edge at the Indianapolis 500. Only two Honda-powered entries made it into last weekend's ‘Fast Nine’ qualifying stage with Sebastien Bourdais (Dale Coyne Racing) and Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) its only representatives.  James Hinchcliffe's shock bumping exit, alongside one-off entry Pippa Mann, meant that the two cars that did not qualify for the race were both Honda-powered. In the manufacturer aerokit era, Honda struggled in comparison to Chevrolet but retained a superspeedway edge at the Indy 500 that...
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