News Details

Chinese GP set to expose McLaren-Honda weaknesses

McLaren is bracing itself for a tougher time at the Chinese Grand Prix, with Formula 1's longest straight set to expose the true power deficit that Honda has. Although Fernando Alonso was able to challenge for points in Australia, McLaren is under no illusions that things will be much harder in Shanghai this weekend. While the track's 1.17-km long straight is set to highlight Honda's lack of overall horsepower, sources have also suggested that Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne could find themselves running out of energy deployment two-thirds of the way down it. McLaren racing director Eric Boullier said: "Shanghai is known to be an unpredictable weekend for a number of reasons: it's tough...
Full Story »
8y ago from Motorsport.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Vandoorne: McLaren's troubles make it...

Formula 1 rookie Stoffel Vandoorne has admitted it is difficult for him to...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

'Frustrated' Fernando Alonso might quit mid-season -...

Former Formula 1 driver Mark Webber believes Fernando Alonso could quit...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Vandoorne says McLaren-Honda slowest car in F1

Fernando Alonso is not the only team driver who is highly critical of...
8y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Victoria Government rejects MotoGP requests to move...

The Victoria State Government has rejected a request from MotoGP to move...

Dorna Sports unveils rebrand as part of MotoGP...

Dorna Sports has announced it will be officially known as MotoGP Sports...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Alexander Rossi fastest as rain disrupts second...

The NTT IndyCar Series completed the second and final day of testing at...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Elfyn Evans wins Swedish showdown

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin clinched victory on Rally Sweden which ended...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Supercomputer predicts winner of Premier League title...

Opta's supercomputer has backed Arsenal to beat Manchester City in the...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Paul Merson slams Arsenal for being slow and lazy as...

Former Arsenal attacker Paul Merson reckons the Gunners were lethargic in...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

After Arsenal throw away 11 points in 7 games,...

Former Liverpool star and pundit Steve Nicol has pointed out the problem...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Player ratings: Wolves 2-2 Arsenal

Arsenal dropped a 2-goal lead and 2 points in a poor night for the club....
6h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.