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 ...
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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 »Todt backs doctors amid Dennis’ frustration
FIA president Jean Todt has backed the decision to keep Fernando Alonso on the sidelines this weekend. McLaren supremo Ron Dennis on Saturday admitted his frustration after the governing body’s ...
Read More »Arai exit was ‘long-term plan’ – Boullier
The departure from Honda’s F1 project of Yasuhisa Arai had tongues wagging in the Barcelona paddock this week. Rumours have been swirling that McLaren chiefs Eric Boullier and Ron Dennis ...
Read More »Dennis ‘won’t be happy’ with Red Bull engine – Horner
Uncertainty has morphed back into mystery as Red Bull’s engine crisis races beyond the chequered flag in 2015. Amid the Abu Dhabi floodlights, F1 legend Niki Lauda confirmed that he ...
Read More »Dennis says Button, Alonso staying in 2016
Ron Dennis on Sunday moved to end all the speculation about the future of McLaren’s driver lineup. With the struggling team and Jenson Button reportedly arguing over money, and Fernando ...
Read More »Dennis defends McLaren management
Ron Dennis has defended the management structure at McLaren. The Woking outfit’s supremo recently denounced Eddie Jordan as the “village idiot” of F1, after he suggested the bosses are one ...
Read More »McLaren ‘underestimated’ Honda switch – Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton says he is surprised how much his old team McLaren is struggling in 2015. “When I saw them so lost in Australia, I thought to myself ‘How can ...
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