News Details

The drivers say it is a good car – McLaren

A silver lining for struggling McLaren-Honda could be the cornering ability of the new MP4-30 car. After Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen qualified dead last in Melbourne, some estimates put the team's power deficit to pacesetters Mercedes at as much as 150-200 horse power. But the silver lining could be the chassis. 'The drivers say it is a good car,' McLaren team boss Eric Boullier is quoted by Spain's Marca, 'that it gives them confidence and has no vices.' It is believed Honda de-tuned its engine, and particularly the power unit's ERS systems, to the tune of some 60 per cent in Melbourne, due to reliability fears. 'We had to lower performance in Australia,' Frenchman Boullier...
Full Story »
11y ago from ThisIsF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Silver lining amid the gloom at McLaren is their good...

A silver lining, amid a dark and gloomy start to the 2015 season, for...
11y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Silver lining for McLaren is good chassis

A silver lining for struggling McLaren-Honda could be the cornering...
11y ago from GrandPrix.com

It'll take a couple of years to catch Merc - Boullier

McLaren believe it will take "more than a couple of years"...
11y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

'Performance deficit due to engine and chassis', says...

Renault has launched a defence of its power units after stating the...
11y ago from Crash.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

MotoGP Catalan GP: Full starting grid

No description available...
1h ago from Motorsport.com

Alex Marquez prevails in last-lap Catalan MotoGP...

Alex Marquez survived a last lap onslaught from Pedro Acosta to clinch...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Weather delays Indy 500 qualifying

Qualifying for the 110th running on the Indianapolis 500 has been delayed...

Scott McLaughlin cranks up the speed with 232 MPH run...

The fourth Indianapolis 500 practice day at the Indianapolis Motor...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal and Liverpool enter fierce battle for...

Jobe Bellingham has been linked with the move away from Borussia Dortmund...
18m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal vs Burnley Prediction and Betting Tips | May...

Arsenal can move a step closer to clinching the Premier League title when...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Report: Liverpool rival Arsenal & Man United for...

Liverpool are reportedly one of the clubs interested in the potential...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Supercomputer data shows that even Arsenal can't mess...

Arsenal have it all in their own hands and really couldn't have asked for...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.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.