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McLaren-Honda comeback would be "Houdini-like" - Coulthard

McLaren-Honda becoming competitive during the 2017 Formula 1 season would be a "Houdini-like" achievement given its struggles in pre-season testing, says David Coulthard. Coulthard was McLaren's longest-serving F1 driver, starting 150 grands prix for the team from 1996-2004. "The issues they have with the Honda power unit are just so big," Coulthard told Motorsport.com during an event to promote Channel 4's F1 television coverage. "They have reliability issues and a lack of horsepower - they don't really go hand in hand with development. "They'll improve but they're so far away it would be Houdini-like if they were able to come back and genuinely be competitive...
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