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McLaren-Honda partnership on the line

McLaren's long-term partnership with Honda is under threat as the Woking team could severe their relationship at the end of this season using a break clause. Full of optimism at the launch of the McLaren-Honda's MCL32, Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne's aspirations have seemingly ground to a halt after a wretched pre-season. Engine changes, closing in on double figures, coupled with more breakdowns than any other team meant McLaren covered the least number of laps in this year's pre-season testing. The Woking team managed just 425 laps, down on their 710 from 2016, and less than half of what Mercedes, at 1096 laps, achieved this year. Reliability, though, is not the only concern. The...
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