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Honda boss admits concern

Honda boss Yusuke Hasegawa has admitted that McLaren's chances may be compromised at the start of season by the poor reliability of its power unit. Monday saw Fernando Alonso lose valuable track time due to an oil system issue that turned out to be the poor design of the oil tank - a basic issue that should have been discovered on the test bed. While things improved over the course of the test, the team endured a number (three) of engine changes and neither Alonso or Stoffel Vandoorne being in a position to complete a decent run far less post competitive times. The frustration was not limited to within the McLaren garage, at one point when the Spaniard ground to a halt as he entered the...
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