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McLaren sounds out Mercedes about F1 engine supply
McLaren has sounded out Mercedes about a supply of customer engines in Formula 1, sources have confirmed, if it concludes that it is best to split with current partner Honda. On the back of a difficult pre-season testing programme, with Honda's new engine proving to be unreliable and under-powered, McLaren has been evaluating various options to try to save its campaign. While Honda itself is adamant that it can resolve its reliability dramas which will then unlock steps in power, McLaren knows that it cannot afford for the situation to stay as it is. There are fears that if Honda does not make steps to improve, then there is a danger that McLaren could be the slowest team on the grid and...
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