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High tyre pressures hurting us - Boullier

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier says part of McLaren's difficulties stem from being unable to “switch on” the tyres at all tracks, although he still feels the chassis is more or less there. Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button made the most of a wet-dry Monaco Grand Prix last weekend to finish fifth and ninth respectively, with the former even saying he thought a podium might be possible at one point. Despite that, however, Boullier knows that McLaren Honda has much work to do to be able to challenge the likes of Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull, and that part of it is related to exploiting the tyres. “It's a good question I guess,” he replied, when asked if he still believes the...
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