Eric Boullier insists F1 rookie Stoffel Vandoorne is “not under pressure” amid McLaren-Honda’s current performance crisis. One analysis of the situation might be that with the team struggling for pace ...
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Indy 500 deal ‘not my idea’ – Boullier
Eric Boullier says he initially did not support Fernando Alonso’s move to skip Monaco next month in order to bid for Indy 500 victory. It appears the sensational and controversial ...
Read More »Wolff admits Ferrari ‘really fast’
Toto Wolff says it is too soon to say Mercedes is still ahead of the field in 2017. After the first of just two pre-season tests, the conventional wisdom is ...
Read More »Alonso ‘not happy’ as McLaren breaks down
Fernando Alonso was “not very happy” when McLaren-Honda’s new orange and black car for 2017 broke down after a single lap as official testing began. That was the admission in ...
Read More »Alonso to debut 2017 McLaren
Fernando Alonso will give McLaren’s 2017 car its track debut later this month. It has been a period of change for the Honda-powered team, since the forced departure of McLaren ...
Read More »McLaren chassis better than Ferrari – Boullier
McLaren-Honda appears to be finally emerging from its long slump, with bosses Ron Dennis and Eric Boullier sounding particularly upbeat ahead of Monaco. Dennis, the Woking team’s supremo, told the ...
Read More »McLaren wants to keep Alonso beyond 2017
McLaren-Honda has opened the door for Fernando Alonso to renew his contract beyond the end of next year. “If he continues working and driving in the same way for us, ...
Read More »Alonso ‘happy’ at improving McLaren – Boullier
Things are finally looking up at McLaren. While some analysts believe the Honda power unit is still easily the least powerful in the field, it seems the Japanese carmaker may ...
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