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Boullier admits poor McLaren showing at Suzuka 'hard to take'

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier says a disappointing 16th and 18th at the Japanese Grand Prix was “hard to take”. Honda’s home race at Suzuka proved to be a tough one for McLaren, with both drivers struggling throughout practice and qualifying. Jenson Button then dropped to the very back of the grid with a engine change penalty, recovering to 18th place. Fernando Alonso admitted the race was a “nasty surprise” after going from 15th at the start to 16th by the flag. “There’s no point denying that we’re thoroughly disappointed, because we are,” he said. “Having scored points with both cars last weekend in Malaysia, to finish...
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